The Forced Rider 555 Chapter 5

(Now for the eagerly awaited return of Junk Wolf, What role will he play in future only time and continued story chapters can answer.

Last time: Junk Wolf dueled Jedi Master Luminara and is heading north to retrieve a 'Vault Holocron.' What is it, what does it do, Questions to be answered now.

I own nothing but an imagination.

:Chapter five Start:

Planet Titus-North of Arena-Several hours after the duel.

Junk Wolf or Faiz as Boomstick likes to call him for some 'unknown' reason. Currently he was facing an ancient castle like structure, where he examined the structure with pair high-tech binoculars. The castle was set across a ravine with a narrow stone bridge, where the structure was a tower with a spiralling pillar design. The bridge goes straight into the structure.

Accel steps forward and remains silent, while Junk Wolf sighs and says, "Yeah I noticed, it is too silent," be hands the binoculars to Accel and adds, "If I am not out in ten minutes, come get me."

With that said Junk Wolf removed Accel's handle and attached it to his waist before walking across the crumbling bridge. He pauses at the main doors and knees to find the light spread of ancient dirt that did not match the region, which explained why there was giant gaping hole for a front door. To the side Junk Wolf spotted scripture of the Ancient people of Titus, that reads, 'Beware the ticking and tocking of the spirits who haunt these walls,' only with more fearful words and the names of those who had ventured inside and never to leave. Junk Wolf lowered his head to give them a brief moment of silence.

Junk Wolf went straight through and ignored the oversized statues of a humanoid in advanced looking armour, with a clock work staff. Junk Wolf found the staircase, at the centre of the structure, with that he took one step at a time as metal tapping was silently following from behind at a slow pace. As he walked up the stairs, he looked at the empty shelves as he travelled higher in the structure. The higher he went the more he noticed the white dust covering the floor.

Junk Wolf reached the last step of the stairs, and found books on the shelves. Wolf went to the only book shelf with books that was closest to an alter holding a sphere shaped holocron. Junk wolf then spoke, "So the man who built this place either had an ego so big he had others study knowledge or," Wolf opened the book to see, "The basterd never trusted anyone with 'his' knowledge, or would this count as power," the books were filled with empty pages.

With that he returned the book back in the shelf before kicking his leg behind him and launched a fabric covered robot filled with gears into a wall. Its fabric shredded and it fell apart to the ground before a loud series of Beeping was heard. Turning around he sees silver and purple suited robots with rusted and cracking heads, hands and feet, in their hands were rusted bladed tubes covered in crakes.

Junk Wolf jumped back as he jumped away from the charging ancient robots. "Wow, so this one has knowledge of the Machine Empire," Wolf's vocal thoughts were interrupted as a machine took a swing at him, "Not what I was expecting when meeting Cogs. A literal piece of History." He then sighs in sadness before punching the ancient machines as they get close, even spin kicking a couple before being overwhelmed by the numbers.

Fortunately his ten minutes were up and Accel jetted through the large empty windows above Wolf and proceeded to shoot projectiles from his wheel shield, that reduced the group of Cogs enough for Wolf to get to the alter and remove the sphere causing the entire temple to shake drastically.

"We are leaving!" Wolf shouts before jumping up to Accel and hanging onto the droids leg as Accel sped away from the structure and back to Wolf's starting point. They return their gaze to the structure that started to crumble and collapse on itself. Wolf closed his eyes and says, "Rest in peace," to all those who died in those walls. He turns to Accel and says, "Come on, it will take several hours to get back and Rager hates waiting." With that Accel transformed into a bike and the two head back.

Titus-Seperatist base.

R4G3R was in the command centre of the base interfacing with the bases long range sensors, and detected the Republic fleet in the system. In the process of evacuating their troops, but leaving their food and medical supplies, while a small Seperatist transport, had been seen entering the system, before vanishing in atmosphere.

R4G3R gave orders to Bob, for the droids to spread the supplies to those that need them around the planet. Bob left the centre to relay orders through the divisions, past a group of MagnaGuards. Walked up behind R4G3R and zapped the droid from behind. One of the guards carried the droid back to their transport until Bob stopped them, "Hold it," the Magnaguards actually stopped and looked to Bob, "What are you doing with our commander?"

In response the lead MagnaGuard backhanded Bob, removing his head and continued the guards continued their journey to the transport only for Bob to turn around and shoot the lead guard with its wrist blasters. Before the third and forth Magnaguards proceeded to block the headless droids attack, that was quickly followed by the other battle droids at the guards.

The MagnaGuard holding R4G3R reached the transport before the third and forth guard fell to the ground while the transport flew away. Bob retrieves his head and easily reattaching his head before he speaks, "The general is not going to like this," and received a chorus of agreements.

Skywalker's Flagship-Stationed in Bothawui System-Morning-Outside Ahsoka's quarters.

Jedi Knight Anikin Skywalker was annoyed as he walked down the halls of his command cruiser. His Padawan was late for their morning training and his troopers have not seen her since she went to her quarters. So here he was, about to knock on the door, when Ahsoka's door opened and Ahsoka ran out and crashed into Anikin, knocking both of them to the ground.

Ahsoka was the first to stand and helped her master to his feet before apologising, "Master I am so sorry, I," her master stopped her when he noticed her state of dress being the same as when she had gone to sleep the previous night.

Skywalker asks her, "What happened to you?"

Ahsoka blushed, "I was getting to bed when I looked at my terminal to find complete copies file I was reading back at the temple."

Skywalker was surprised and while the two went towards the hanger, where he asks, "So what did you find?"

"It's strange, it still cuts off, but after it was," Ahsoka struggled for the right word before she says, "stories, about Ancient human society, about human warriors who protected their people from creatures who can warp the world around them, manipulate the elements, change the mind set of those around them and sometimes even cook sentient lifeforms into a 'Pizza,'" Ahsoka finished.

Skywalker raised an eyebrow and asks, "What is pizza?" they continued onto the hanger where they blissfully unaware that what was to happen that day would prove that some friendships can last a life time, and that Grevious is a thief.

Titus-Seperatist Base-Several hours later.

Junk Wolf riding Accel managed to return to the base to find the place on full alert. With that Junk Wolf ran to the command centre to find a lack of a certain astromech and Bob searching the artral sensors for the base, and a group of engineering battledroids carefully extracting the memory core of three MagnaGuards. Accel walked into the room as Junk Wolf asks, "Where is Rager?" with that asked Bob informed him what happened fully expecting to be forcibly dismantled, but was not expected was what Junk Wolf said next, "Thank you for telling this," he breathed deeply, "Do we know who actually took him?"

"Their ship had no discernible markings, and they went straight to lethal force when asked to explain their orders," Bob answered as he fixed his leaning head. Junk Wolf got his welder and fixed the malfunction as Bob continued, "We discovered a counter, measure that are stopping our droids from learning the traitors mission."

Junk Wolf finishes his repairs and heads to the MagnaGuards and says, "Accel head back to the Wolf Blade and start scanning for Rager," Accel nods and heads out, while Junk Wolf whispers, "hopefully they haven't realised Rager's power source can be tracked."

Half way between the Titus system and Bothawui system-Ruusan system-an hour later.

General Greivous was irritated he had set a medium size fleet to destroy Skywalker, only to have his ships destroyed by a combination of republic ships and ground forces placed among floating asteroids, and his droids failed to detect the clone troopers among the ore filled floating rocks.

Now Grevious travelled to his communication surveillance atmospheric station, which also acted as the control station of all the battle droids in the sector, more specifically, edging at Titus system, and with amplifier satellites he 'acquired' from Dooku's technical advisor.

Fortunately Greivous witnessed the possible end of General Skywalker, so with the failed attack that came with a pleasant reward, he returned to his secret base/spy station and accessed the gas moon.

Once in his station he heads to the communication room and contacts Count Dooku, and once Dooku's visage revealed in a commanding posture, the Cybornetic General, spoke, "Count Dooku, the attack failed, but I am pleased to announce the possible demise of Skywalker."

"You are a fool," Count Dooku responded, "Skywalker has survived, with minor injury," Grevious would have grit his teeth, if he had any, "But, my ally has succeeded in enforcing our hold on Titus, with very little effort."

Grevious then questions, "How could that Armoured weakling, achieve this kind of feat when he was forced back by a youngling?"

The count glared at his underling and says, "Junk Wolf's orders were to ensure that the republic fleet would not destroy the Malevolence, a task you failed as apparently you failed to order you droids to not allow harm to come to the hostages." The count sighs after reminding the General, "This time he targeted Jedi Master Luminara's pride, and took him down with the end result being the Republic cannot retake Planet Titus for a standard year."

Grevious only knew of one way to do that, "A Mandlorian duel," Grevious growls, "That incompetent fool, those Jedi would never have agreed to such a duel, they are cowards."

"No, they just failed to realise the truth," Count Dooku spoke, "I am sending two replacement ships for your destroyed fleet. The end result was what it was."

With that said Grevious argued and gave Dooku his reasons why the Sith lord, should not destroy the failed General.

Skywalker's Flagship-After talking with Kenobi after returning from the scavenger's ship-Two Hours later.

Skywalker was once again annoyed, this time by a defective droid that has so far proven inept at computational tasks, instead of opening a door the droid turned on the lights and then activated a pair of assassin droids before turning it off. So after discovering that Skywalker was apparently hearing R2D2, when the little guy was not even there, and it angered the Jedi Knight.

So after accepting what was seen to be true and talking with his Master, So here he was taking a small coffee break, where Ahsoka found him and the two talked about the stories films where they talked about what appeared to be the warriors droid assistant, from what the stories spoke of was a protocol droid known as 'Alpha.'

"Wait," Skywalker starts, "So this droid was able to manage their equipment, perform rebuild and redesign, major systems and was built to last, ten thousand years before the events you have been reading?"

Ahsoka nods as they head to the hanger, "I guess, this 'Alpha' was their R2," with that Skywalker stops.

Skywalker looked to the young girl and asks, "I am going to miss him," they continue their journey, with him saying, "and the defective Goldie would be the Bulk and skulk right?"

They reach the hanger and Ahsoka says, "Master, give it time, Goldie will show that he can keep up with you."

Skywalker got in his fighter with Goldie attaching itself into the port. Skywalker says, "I never needed R2 to keep up, just to have my back," with that, the Jedi Knight flew his fighter to his hyperspace ring and began his mission to find the Seperatist spy station.

With that Ahsoka went to the Twilight to prep the craft for the search, Ahsoka went the bridge of the craft and began to heat up the craft, where Rex then questioned, "I hear you have been reading stories, any worth talking about?"

"It's about teenage humans who fought a war," Ahsoka answered after some hesitation, "Against creatures controlled by Siths that I have never heard of. Like, Rita and Zedd. I haven't gotten far, if you like I can share them, but I will need to speak to the council first." Rex, nods his head before they hear the computer detected the Emergency signal fro, Jedi Knight Skywalker's fighter. "Rex, get some troopers, we need to rescue Skyguy." Rex then runs out of the craft as Ahsoka finishes the start up of the engine.

Ruusan System-one hour later.

R4G3R reactivates to find himself when he detects a strange signal from orbit of his current location. R4G3R activated his optics to see he is on his back and looking to the side that reveals a battledroid with a giant saw, sawing it the side of R4G3R, only to throw the now broken tool with the rest of the broken tools. R4G3R then tries to move but finds himself maglocked to the table under him.

(For this next part R4G3R will have translated dialogue that only those in the know will understand.)

The doors to the cell opened to reveal Grevious walking with heavy footsteps; he looks to the awake Astromech and begins to monologue, "I see you have awoken."

R4G3R, "No shit, you wannabe droid, only with less of an imagination."

Grevious laughs with a cough before replying, "Now, I recently received important data, that could win this whole war."

R4G3R focused his optic at Grevious and with realisation says, "You M(%^#$ F&#*#$, You thieving little S^*%. When I get my claws on you will wish I had Mercy as I slowly send you to cylicanhell!"

Grevious not understanding him continued, "Would you give me the code to decript this code," he then showed a screen with letters of unknown origin.

R4G3R: "You want to read English, you already know how to speak it. Get a clue!"

Grevious glared at the droid and shouts, "Get this droid opened I want that data!" and left the room.

R4G3R preformed s self scan and says, "Thank you, now let's get out of here."

The droids returned to the task only to be attacked by some snake creatures.

Orbit of Titus-sixty seconds earlier

Junk Wolf in his fighter, with Accel stored in his pod under the cockpit, was searching for R4G3R's signal, when they detect a signal from an R2 unit before they detect a specific waveform that has not been seen for centuries. Junk Wolf smiles and says, "Thank you, Zeo crystal fragment." Before the Wolf Blade opened a hyperspace portal and shot through.

Ruusan System-High atmosphere above Seperatist spy base-Twilight rear Hanger.

Skywalker's personal transport, the Twilight (Not to be confused with neon light vampires.) had followed the trail left by Skywalker's Astromech. Currently Skywalker, Ahsoka, Rex and all but one clone trooper was standing at the edge of the hanger deck, with Rex holding a gold and black astromech that is known as Goldie by Ahsoka. They all looked down, before jumping out the back of the Twilight, and dive bombed to the station past the security station, where a group of idiotic droids failed to see the fast moving shadows of clones and Jedis speeding past. What followed next was the clones, Jedi and astromech, landing on the outer hull of the station, where Skywalker cut a hole, into the hull and jumped in first, followed by most of the clones and Goldie. Rex and Ahsoka were about to enter the station when they looked up and saw the Wolf Fang fly around the station.

Rex looked to Ahsoka and says, "I don't recognise the design."

"That is because it's the Sith personal fighter," Ahsoke answered before jumping into the station with Rex.

If they had stayed another five minutes they would have witness the Wolf Fang landing near their point of access. Junk Wolf knelled down and swiped his hand along the cut and says, "Something tells me, I am not the only one searching for a friend," Accel did not say anything before the two jumped down into the station, "I'll find Rager, you locate the main computer system, find out why they took him."

Accel nods and heads to direction that the Clone Troopers went according to several yellow powder like substances footprints. Junk Wolf crouched and scooped up residue on his fingers and looked back and forth, before clapping his hands and heading in the direction opposite to Accel, before pulling out a silver blaster-like weapon that he opened before loading a cylindrical slug before closing the weapon before returning it to the holster on his back.

With R4G3R

R4G3R was working on the lock to his cell behind him the engineer droids were dismantled and neatly ordered in shape and size of the component. Currently R4G3R was hotwiring the circuits of the door before suddenly the door opened to reveal Skywalker pointing a light sabre at the smallish droid. As Skywalker looked to the droid he asks, "Where is my droid?" R4G3R appeared to sigh before wheeling out and appearing to lead the Jedi further down the hall, before they find a group of MagnaGuards carrying a partial dismantled R2D2, where Skywalker shouts his droids name and started chasing after while R4G3R decided to get some vengeance and fired a tether into the lead MagnaGuard and pulled it back. Skywalker notices the help and shouts, "Thank you," before fighting two MagnaGuards that was stopping his pursuit.

"There you are," Junk Wolf says as he reaches the droid. He kneels next to the droid and notices the scratches in the side of the droid, "Good thing I used a Cortosis and Phrik crystalline alloy for your armour," the droid beeps and Wolf replies, "Wait, Grevious wanted you to read," Wolf snorted and added, "He wanted you to read a dictionary?" with that he laughed before standing, "Come on," Junk Wolf activated a hologram around his left forearm and they head towards the hanger.

With Accel

Accel walked slowly towards the main computer systems, located in the main engine room for the gravitational locks keeping the station in the dense atmosphere. Accel continued to walk as he found the doors to the engine room opened to reveal five clone troopers, setting explosives. Accel looked at their work, before heading to the terminal to the left and began typing and inserting a storage device that whipped all recent and old data from the system.

As the process continued a clone trooper spotted Accel and raised his blaster and shot Accel in the side of the head. The other clone troopers turned to Accel, while Accel's head was smoking, Accel turned towards the clones with his head still smoking before shaking his head and continuing his work. Rex looked at the droid strangely before the droid walked away. He ran to the terminal as his fellow clones kept their eyes on the retreating Accel, Rex looked at the screen and reads aloud, "Steal from us, expect to pay. Attack a friend, be prepared to fall?" with that the computer starts sparking the systems begin to malfunction, "Go! Go! Go!" and the clones run to the evacuation zone, the hanger located to the side of the station. Accel just continued to walk through the station calmly as the five clones ran past.

In the hanger

Junk Wolf sat on the Wolf Blade with R4G3R waiting for Accel, when he spots Skywalker arriving with a blue and white R2 unit, when he heard Skywalker scream, "You let her go alone!" at that the Twilight entered the hanger. Wolf say Skywalker muttering before he caught sight of Junk Wolf waiting on his fighter and R4G3R waiting for Accel.

Skywalker activated his lightsabre as he watched from a distance. That was when the clones arrived, and spoke with their general. What happened next was what many would consider 'insane.'

R3G3R watched the Republic forces before spotting a gold Astromech, what happened next was be marked down as the first time an Astromech could be considered a danger to those fighting against it, without the Astromech needing a vehicle. R4G3R glowed orange with flames before firing tendrils into the parked vulture droids, and them gaining an Orange glow, while Goldie locked the main hanger doors, so that crafts larger then a fighter could leave.

The Vulture Droids fused with R4G3R so that the two vulture droids' legs turned into arms and legs, the heads turned into shoulders pointing forward, the central hulls acting as a pelvis and back, with R4G3R sitting in the middle inside a purple shield dome. R4G3R roars and charges forward and attacks Goldie, around the deck, while the Republic defending themselves from Battle Droids.

R2 just sat there watching as his 'replacement' was being attacked by a monster, when Grevious appeared in the Hanger heading to his fighter, while Junk Wolf stands and shouts, "Grevious!" said General turned while Junk Wolf raised the silver gun and Aimed at the cyborg, "Consider this payment for what you stole!" with that a silver slug was launched from the barrel, sailed through the air and shredded its way through Greivous' shoulder. Grevious' arm fell off as he jumps into his fighter and flies out of the base. The battle droids were disabled when Ahsoka entered the Hanger.

"Master," Ahsoka spoke.

"What were you thinking going after Grevious alone?" Skywalker questioned her.

In a moment of anger she asks, "Like how you ran off to save R2 before we could warn you about Junk Wolf over there," she points at Junk Wolf, who was watching the angry and upgraded R4G3R chase after the traitor, "Also I apologies for failing to notice that Goldie was a spy," as she calmed down.

"You two really need a couples theripst," Junk Wolf joked as he suddenly appeared near the group, "So that Gold astromech is a separatist droid. –sigh- This means my contract may be thrown out the window," Accel then punches open the door the clones had come through before the entire station shakes. Junk Wolf laughs lightly and says, "Well it appears Greivous even stole my engine designs, the virus only destroys stolen data and hardware, So you lot may want to leave, oh and don't worry about the thief," Goldie's head landed between them. Junk Wolf then started to walk away, "Time to go, I suggest you all leave," As the station violently shook, "The place is going to fall in a few minutes."

With this Junk Wolf walked to his ship before he nods to R4G3R, who breaks apart to his default Astromech form and hovered to the ground as the Vulture droids fell apart. Junk Wolf took the cylinder and his blaster from his belt and combined the two, before shooting the locked doors, turning them to dust. He went his fighter and instead of using the hanger doors to leave, he accelerated towards closed door and appears to cut his way through metal like wet paper.

The clone troopers and Jedi watch the events unfold before they realised the station was falling, so the Republic forces ran to the Twilight and escaped the falling station to witness, the structure begin to collapse on itself. Skywalker was the first to comment, "Why does it feel like, we were not needed?"

"Clearly, there are conflicting interests among the Seperatists," Ahsoka took a deep breath and says, "What if we tried to bring Junk Wolf to our side?"

"Oh yeah," Skywalker started in sarcasm, "maybe invite him to dinner, maybe a show, then bring him home to meet the parents." Rex snorted in humor while Ahsoka blushed. Skywalker then started, "He is a Sith, a dangerous one, and clearly he is following his own agenda."

All across the sector.

Battle Droids began to malfunction and deactivate as Skywalker continued talking, "For all we know this creep, is laughing at us right now," Vulture droids started falling out of the sky or freezing in space, "Sith are dangerous and manipulative,"

Coresaunt-Chancilor's office

Chancilor Palpatene sneezed very loudly and along with his advisors.

Titus

Bob and the other droids began to fail until they froze, beeped and reactivated and continued its command and distribution. Skywalker continues, "What would stop this criminal from killing younglings?"

Bridge of the Twilight

Ahsoka sighs and says, "First time I met him, he scrap a MagnaGuard that was about to hurt the Hutlet, we were protecting. He saved Senator Amidala's life when Grevious' droids where not taking hostages, and now his droids and himself helped us rescue R2 from Grevious," Ahsoka crossed her arms and adds, "What more could it take for you to accept that there may be the tiniest amount of good in him?"

Skywalker looked at his Padawan as they flew to orbit, and he says, "Ahsoka this guy clearly has his own agenda." Ahsoka just ignored him for the rest of the trip.

Serenno-Count Dooku's palace-three days later-Afternoon

Three days that is how long it took for Grevious to reach Serenno, If he still had facial expressions, he would be smirking due to the information that he now had on Dooku's 'best' apprentice. As he landed on Dooku's doorstep, he attached his cape around himself with one hand before he got out of his fighter.

He walked up the steps and entered the palace into the main chamber. Which is where he found Count Dooku meditating. Grevious kneeled and spoke, "Master, I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but your apprentice has betrayed the Seperatist."

What happened next through Grevious under the bus, when he saw R4G3R wheeled to Count Dooku holding a clear glass of amber liquid. The Count opened his eyes and says, "Thank you, R3," the droid beeped, before the Count took the drink and took a generous sip, "I must say, your companions continue to surprise me, I have never had a droid make an enjoyable pleasant drink."

"What can I say," Junk Wolf spoke from the hidden bar stool that rotated with a full bar, from the side wall. Junk Wolf turned his head towards Grevious and says, "Now to business, Why did you steal highly dangerous information? And why did you kidnap a member of my team, which is under contract with Count Dooku. Then you had the dumb idea, to store the information, in its entirety on a main computer system, that a group of Republic Clone Troopers found said station, and Skywalker's astromech was seen in the base."

Count Dooku finished his drink before standing and staring out the window and says, "I am not happy with you General," Grevious' eyes widen as Dooku continues, "Your actions have put in jeopardy a very important technology contract in danger, and the entire sector of this station has resulted in several of our campaigns failing, except for the Titus system. Apparently the droids were upgrade to account for the sudden loss of control signal."

"Contract?" Grevious questioned.

"the one stating that I can be asked to do certain tasks, but have the right to walk away whenever I feel that my actions could affect my personal tasks," Junk Wolf answered, "Or if, say, an important member of the Seperatist decide to say, steal from me, use my technology without my permission, stab me in the back, you now the basic stuff you sadistic, thieving waste of a lifeform's body parts."

Grevious stands and stomps his way to Junk Wolf, while Junk Wolf ignored the robot and continued to drink his blue milk. Grevious used his one good arm to use a light sabre, but was stopped by Accel grabbing the arm and forcing it behind Grevious back, and slammed the cyborg into the ground, painfully.

Junk Wolf turned to Count Dooku and says, "If this happens again don't expect me to continue the contract."

"Of course," Count Dooku simply accepted the arrangement. With that Junk Wolf, R4G3R and Accel left to head home, leaving Grevious to stand and glare at the group of three, "Now Grevious," the general turned to the Count, "How should I punish you," The Count's eyes take a yellow pigment before returning to normal.

:End of Chapter Five:

(So with that another chapter complete, if there is any problems, watch episodes six and seven of season one of Star Wars the Clone Wars for the republic sections not mentioned properly.

With this complete I plan to work on a new crossover that has not been done yet, that will be a part of my 'Marvel' universe, which includes, 'The AutoBot Kamen Rider,' 'Riders in New York,' 'The Dragon Joker' partially and 'Go-Busters: Game Over.' Why because I can. Not going to say what the story is about, because it is in the planning stages.

Preview for next chapter: Month in the Lab, request for help, betrayal from jealousy and choices.

I hope you enjoyed this chapter, Please comment and review, without spoiling the story for others. Until Next time, BEWARE THE WRAITH!)