Greetings, Jedi and Sith across the galaxy. This is Commander Centurion reporting and welcome to Star Wars: Galaxy At War. This fic is heavily inspired by Star Wars: The Jedi Chronicles by Katana70065 on Deviantart, and most inspiration goes to that brilliant mind who thought up that story which I love. Now, I've asked permission to use some major plot points from his/her own story which will be seen here. Because of that, characters will be alive that are dead in the actual canon.
STAR WARS: GALAXY AT WAR
THE CLONE WARS HAVE BEGUN! CHAOS SPREADS ACROSS THE GALAXY AS THE GALACTIC REPUBLIC AND SEPARATISTS VIE FOR CONTROL OF PLANETS.
THE JEDI HAVE NO CHOICE BUT TO TAKE UP THE FRONT LINES ON THE BATTLEFIELDS. ALL THE WHILE, THE WIELDERS OF THE FORCE HAVE BEEN SENSING A DARKNESS PLOTTING TO DESTROY THEM ALL.
WAR THREATENS TO CONSUME THE GALAXY AS THE REPUBLIC AND SEPARATISTS MEET ON MULTIPLE FRONTS…
*Coruscant. Jedi Temple. Council Chamber. 21:00 pm. 22 BBY*
Anakin, Padme, Obi-Wan, and Qui-Gon were standing before the other Jedi Masters. "It has only been two months since the Clone Wars started." Qui-Gon stated.
"We don't know where exactly the Separatists will strike next." Master Windu brought up. "Count Dooku seems to have a silver tongue at that."
"Rally more systems to his cause, Dooku will." Yoda added in.
"How do we anticipate oncoming attacks, then?" Master Tinn asked.
"Actually, I've learned that the Separatists are planning to attack Kamino." Padme interjected.
"What?!" Shaak-Ti exclaimed. "How did you come across this, Padme?"
"From a communique intercepted by the Chancellor." Padme answered. "The Separatists were surprised by the Clones on Geonosis and obviously, they aren't happy about them appearing out of nowhere. So, they're going to try and take out the Cloning facilities."
"Defend Kamino, we must." Yoda stated. "Who to send though, the question is."
"May I suggest myself, Anakin, and Aayla." Obi-Wan suggested.
"Good choices." Master Windu agreed.
"Then you three will go to Kamino and defend it from the incoming attack." Master Rancisis said.
"Understood, Masters." Obi-Wan acknowledged as the four bowed.
"Master Qui-Gon, a minute more, please." Yoda insisted.
"I sense you all have a proposal for me." Qui-Gon stated.
"We do, my friend." Master Plo Koon said. "We would like for you to have a seat on the Council as Master Qui-Gon Jinn."
"I would be honored, my friends." Qui-Gon smiled. "I am however, surprised considering a lot of you consider me a maverick, no offense."
"Taken no offense, Master Qui-Gon." Yoda reassured. "However, finally earned the position, we all feel."
"Thank you, Master Yoda. However, For now, though, I must go to Kamino to prepare for the attack." With that, the newly appointed Jedi Master took his leave.
Exiting the elevator, he spotted Anakin and Padme sharing a quick kiss. "I wish I could go with you, but I have to keep up appearances in the Senate."
"I know, but I'll miss you all the same." Anakin admitted with a smile.
"We're still connected through the Force. Be careful, Ani." Padme smiled back as she put on her hood to hide her identity and began walking out of the Jedi Temple.
"Are you ready, Anakin?" Qui-Gon asked with a smile of his own after what he witnessed.
"As ready as I'll ever be." Anakin said. "Going to the birthplace of the Clone Army with you, Obi-Wan, and Master Secura. There's a question that's in my mind: How did the Separatists even get the coordinates to Kamino in the first place?"
"There's a possibility that Count Dooku took the coordinates with him before he turned to the dark side." Obi-Wan voiced as he walked over. "We need to get going to prepare for the Separatist attack." The three Jedi proceeded to head out.
*Unknown Location. Merai & Passel Argente. Unknown Time. 22 BBY*
"Ah, Merai. Thank you for taking the time to meet with me." Passel smiled.
"No need to thank me. I'll always do my best for the Separatist cause despite what my own people say about me since my joining." Merai waved off.
"I can see why you're well liked on the civilian and corporate councils." Passel kept his smile. "You're the greatest hero to come out of the Quarren Wars from your planet and to survive that thing called the Force Harvester."
"Both were terrible things to befall my home, but I defended my home and now, I will do all I can for the Separatists!" Merai declared.
"I'm glad you feel that way. That's why I'm showing you this." Passel handed Merai a datapad who looked it over. His eyes widened in shock at what he saw. "Yes, Merai. Your eyes do not deceive you."
"The Main Reactor of Tipoca City on Kamino…" Merai breathed. "With this information, we can shorten the war significantly and bring the Republic to its knees in a matter of days!"
"Precisely! I've talked with other Separatist leaders, and they all agree with me that you should be the one to lead the attack." Passel revealed.
"Me? It would be a great honor to perform the attack that crippled the Galactic Republic." Merai bowed respectfully. He wasn't even questioning how Passel even got this information as he was just thinking about crippling the Republic.
"If this attack succeeds, you'll turn the tide of the war, pardon the expression. Taking out the shield brings down their only defense. No more clone army, no more clone war. What do you think? Too big a risk for the greatest Mon Calamari commander?" Passel asked.
"You honor me, Duke. I'm just glad I have a chance to bring freedom to the galaxy." Merai responded. "When do I leave?"
*Kamino. Tipoca City. Jedi. 12:00 pm. 22 BBY*
Obi-Wan, Aayla, Qui-Gon, and Anakin were conversing with each other as they prepared for the attack while Sassee Tinn and Plo Koon were in space, ready for a space battle. "I can't believe the Separatists have even considered this." Aayla said.
"Believe it. They want to try and end the war by attacking these facilities." Anakin commented.
"The Separatists will be expecting defences, but not as much as what's here now." Obi-Wan added.
"We can do this, Generals." 99 smiled as he walked in.
"Ah, everyone. This is the leader of Defective Squad: 99." Obi-Wan introduced. "Where's the rest of your squad?"
"Right here." 99 gestured. The Jedi saw four more Clones in armor similar to 99's, but with different colors and extensions. "The one in seafoam green with the antennae on his helmet is Glitch. The soldier in black is Ghost and he doesn't say much. Lifeline is the one in light blue and the squad's medic. The final squadmate is Teargas, the one in silver who is our weapons expert."
"Nice to meet all of you." Qui-Gon bowed. "Together, we will defend Kamino from the incoming attack."
"Yes, sir!" The Defective Squad saluted and then, they walked off. Suddenly, alarms started going off all over.
"A droid control ship just came out of hyperspace!" Aayla exclaimed. "Vulture Droids have already begun spilling out!"
"Luckily, we've got our own force ready to fight them." 99 reassured. "ARC-170 Starfighters and Z-95 Headhunters have already begun to intercept the Vulture Droids."
"That's good news, 99." Qui-Gon said. "Still, I sense a droid landing ship approaching from the south."
"Then that's where we're going." Anakin was about to run, but Qui-Gon stopped him.
"Patience, Anakin. I also sense more enemy forces. I want you to go to the east and help the clones defend that position."
Anakin was reluctant for a minute, but obeyed. "Yes, Master Qui-Gon." He ran off to the east.
"He's still impatient, Master Qui-Gon." Obi-Wan observed.
"Yes, but he is a good Jedi. I have faith in him." Qui-Gon calmly responded. "Now, I must be off to the south." Obi-Wan took that as his cue to head to the north while Aayla went to the west. When the four Jedi reached their destinations, they were already under attack from the droids.
Scores of B-1s and B-2s marched out and just started blasting anything in their path. Clones were returning fire, but the droid's numbers were too much as they got blasted, evident with holes in their armor. Some clones however, managed to bring down some B-1s and B-2s, though the B-2s were tougher to bring down as their armor was stronger. Scrap metal and corpses were already starting to pile up.
In the east, Anakin was helping the clones there as he was deflecting blaster bolts with his lightsaber as well as slicing them up which gave the remaining clones in the area time to regroup and perform a counterattack on the advancing droids. A particular clone with blue markings on the helmet that looked like an Anuba pulled out a Rocket Launcher and fired. The projectile hit a couple feet in front of Anakin who moved out of the way long before the rocket was even fired. "Nice shot!"
"Thank you, sir!" The clone replied. "Name's Fang!" Fang then brought out his standard DC-15A Blaster Rifle and continued blasting droids.
Meanwhile, in the south, Qui-Gon was cutting through droids like butter. They weren't even slowing him down. Like with Anakin. Qui-Gon gave the clones time to regroup and concentrate their efforts. He saw a clone with purple markings on the armor, an antennae on the right side of said helmet, and peculiar gloves that was about to get blasted by a B-2 Battle Droid. Using the force, he tore the droid apart. "Thank you, sir!"
"You're welcome, soldier." Qui-Gon responded. 'What is your designation?"
"I'm Jammer of the 405th Legion." Jammer introduced. Their fledgeling conversation was interrupted as more Battle Droids were closing in. Qui-Gon and Jammer went back into the action.
In the west, Aayla was moving akin to a dancer as she was swish-sashaying around the droids like nothing, taking them down as she went. A clone wearing yellow, and bronze armor with a protrusion on the right shoulder pad ran up to her. "General Secura, I'm Commander Bly and the 327th Star Corps are at your service."
"Very good, Commander. We've got a lot of droids heading our way." Aayla pointed out. "Get into the best defensive positions."
"Sir, yes, sir!" Bly saluted as he and his men did just that. Just as predicted, the droids approached and instantly opened fire. The clones fired back.
Obi-Wan was at the north fighting back the battle droids with clones of his own. "Keep your guard up, everyone!" He ordered.
"Yes, sir!" The clones obeyed and they opened fire on the droids. "Hold the line!" Many clones were unfortunately shot down by the droids. One clone with yellow-orange coloring on the armor saw Obi-Wan close to being overwhelmed by B1s and B2s. "General, look out!" This clone sprang up from his position and ran to Kenobi. When the clone got there, he began kicking B1s and knocking them down with the butts of their own weapons. Other clones saw this and began following that clone's lead. Soon, the droids were down.
"That was quite a show, trooper. Good work." Obi-Wan complimented.
"Thank you, sir." The clone saluted.
"At ease." Obi-Wan chuckled. "What is your designation?"
"CC-2224. You can call me Cody of the 212th Attack Battalion." Cody saluted again.
"Good to have you with us." Obi-Wan smiled. However, they heard a splash and realized a lone starfighter got through the Republic fleet and dove underwater.
With said starfighter, Merai was piloting his way to the location the information described. He chuckled to himself a little "These Jedi are fools. They should've brought craft that could submerge since Kamino is a water world. Now, I will destroy the shield generator and bring the clone army down!"
However, when he got to the supposed location, he was shocked to find that there was nothing there, no shield generator at all. "What?! What is this?!" He shouted. "There's nothing there!" After a few minutes of being in shock, Merai appeared out of the ocean and started firing on Tipoca City's shield. The Vulture droids orbiting the city followed suit. Only a minute in and Masters Plo Koon and Tinn came to the surface with many Republic fighters and began firing on Merai and the Vulture Droids. It was at this point that he realized he was outmatched. "Men, I want you all to retreat." He said with finality.
"Not without you!" His men shouted over the comms.
"This isn't up for discussion! Get the droids out of here, too! The Separatist Alliance needs these troops back to fight again on the front outlines!" Merai yelled.
Merai's soldiers hesitated before finally relenting. "Yes, sir." Merai flew back into space, now dead set on stopping the Jedi from following his troops. "Sir! There's still a chance! You can land on the droid command ship!"
"No! I have to stop the Republic from following you!" Merai shouted as he crashed his starfighter into the hyer-rings of the Jedi Starfighters, preventing them from jumping them to hyperspace. At this moment, Merai's forces fled into hyperspace.
Seeing the chain reaction from Kamino's surface and sensing it, the Jedi knew then that Merai was dead and that Separatists had retreated. "Guess that's it, then." Anakin muttered. "Honestly, I was expecting the Separatists to send more forces if they wanted to take out Kamino."
"Perhaps they were testing us to try again another day." Qui-Gon suggested. "For now, though, we must recuperate our forces here on Kamino."
*Coruscant. Jedi Temple. Council Chamber. Mace Windu & Yoda. 18:03 pm. 22 BBY*
Masters Windu and Yoda had just received word of what occurred on Kamino and were discussing it. "I had heard of Merai. He was a talented, brilliant commander. How could he have made such a foolhardy mistake by attacking Kamino?" Windu asked.
"Unknown, the reasoning is." Yoda replied. "The dark side's hand in this, I sense."
*Serenno. Count Dooku & Darth Sidious. 20:21 pm. 22 BBY*
"It is a shame that Merai died with this operation. We could've put his skills to good use." Count Dooku said, actually showing that he was upset a little at losing a talented commander.
"Worry not, my apprentice. Another commander will come along, one that will be more integral to our plans." Darth Sidious reassured.
Hello, everyone. I hope you all liked the first chapter of Star Wars: Galaxy At War. Now, I also hope I did a good job at mostly recreating the first Battle of Kamino, including the Mon Calamari called Merai.
A couple of the changes readers will immediately notice is that Qui-Gon Jinn is still alive and that the Jedi know about Anakin and Padme's relationship given that in this story, Padme is a Jedi with Anakin as well as a Senator. These two things won't be the only changes in this story, so stay tuned and let me know what you think.
Now, a couple of OC Clones: Fang, Jammer, Glitch, Teargas, Lifeline, and Ghost. Jammer is a soldier in the 405th that gets assigned to Qui-Gon at the end of this chapter. Not only that, but we also lay eyes on Commander Cody in the first couple months of the Clone Wars.
As usual, if anyone has any ideas for this story, please let me know in the comments/reviews, or personally PM me.