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Blue eyes snapped open. They frantically scanned the room. Washing everything in the room they didn't notice a small mouse droid leaving the room. Slowly the owner of the azure orbs sat forwards, groaning as he did so, he removed the oxygen mask that had been on his face and placed it to one side. He slid over to the side of the bed and placed his feet lightly against the floor. He looked at his arms and did a double take.
One arm was the normal well tanned and muscled arm, whilst the other was a sleek black mechanical one. The robotic arm when moved showed off some segmentation and allowed the greeny blue light to shine through. The arm was amazing, a work of art. Naruto felt the armour with his flesh hand, what he thought would've been cold and metallic to the touch was actually warm and almost soft.
Beskar. But it was a work of pure art. He flexed it watching it move and contort. He loved this thing; it was almost as if he had a normal human arm but better, the sigil of the Mandalore stood out on his arm as he flexed it.. Having his curiosity saited he tried to stand, his legs were wobbly and lacked the strength he needed so he fell against the ground as he moved to rise. He was on his knees reaching out he grabbed onto the chest of drawers nearby to steady himself.
There was the slight sound of a door opening and the low thuds of a dozen armoured boots hitting tile. He looked up as a dozen Mandalorians of the Household companies burst into the room, all thirteen were heavily armoured and armed, prepared for any outcome.
"My Lord!" their commander cried as the man holstered his pistol, he quickly moved down to where the Mandalore was shakily kneeling against the chest of drawers.
Naruto was quickly yet softly hauled up and made to sit on the bed, there was a slight bit of commotion as the guards took points around the room. As they did so more people burst into the room including several droids. Naruto noted the white coats they wore and attributed them to being doctors, one of them he recognised as a Kaminoan probably one of the ones Cad Bane had secured he thought to himself.
The doctors hovered over him checking the prosthesis and his vitals, the Kaminoan especially seemed to be incredibly careful as she checked his blood pressure. It was then Naruto noticed the younger teen who seemed to shadow the woman. She too was careful to stay a bit further away from the Mandalore trying her best to show some respect.
"What is your name?" he asked softly, his voice hoarse and he found it hard to speak.
The Girl hurriedly dropped to a knee, she seemed almost afraid of him. "I'm Omega lord Mandalore.. Sir." Naruto could hear the fear and terror in her voice.
"Look at me Omega…" the smaller girl hesitated at first but then slowly lifted her head so that she could look him in the face.
"Stand up, You are a Citizen of Mandalore now. You helped to save my life and the lives of my soldiers. As such I am indebted to you and the medical team.whatever you need as long as it is in reason it can be done." His words seemed to break through to the girl as she brightened up immensely as she stood.
Naruto looked around the room. "Where is Bo?" he asked, curious to see why the woman he loved had not arrived yet.
This time the officer spoke. "She's on her way here from the Orbital shipyard construction. She should be here in….." he was cut off as the door quickly hissed open.
"NARUTO!" there was a shout and before he knew it Naruto's vision was blocked by an ample armoured bosom.
Bo Katan had stormed in and upon seeing him awake had immediately taken the man into a hug, behind her came Shaak ti both women were tired and Naruto could feel the air of unease slowly wash away as they confirmed he was awake.
"How long was I out for?"
"Three Galactic months. We weren't sure you were actually going to wake up at one point, I tried to rule Mandalore in your stead but it wasn't the same." He looked around the room humming in understanding.
Now that they mentioned it there were many cards and bouquets of flowers littered around the room. Things that ranged from get well soon cards to entire shrines dedicated to the Gods for good health. Bo katan saw his wandering eyes and confusion and filled him in.
"Those are from the citizens. Once they found out you were Comatose they sent gifts. From veterans to school children at some point nearly everyone on Mandalore had sent something." it warmed naruto's heart to know that his people cared as much for him as he did for them.
"How is the war going?" he asked, raising an eyebrow.
"Completed. As soon as Dooku was killed Serenno and many other Separatist planets surrendered to us. They are being folded into the Commonwealth as we speak." Naruto nodded accepting a quick hug from Shaak ti, he slowly stood this time much more stable than before.
"Well I am awake now. We both have very much to tell each other but it's better you inform me of everything that has happened since i've been asleep. Oh and gather the clan heads and grand commanders." Bo Katan waved to an officer who saluted and moved to carry out the orders.
She and Shaak Ti moved to stand either side of the Mandalore taking his arms. The small group were followed closely behind by the guards, leaving the scientists and medical personnel to their own thoughts.
Nala Se turned to her ward. "Let us discuss some things my child…."
With Naruto
It was slow going as Naruto was slowly regaining the strength in his legs, however the two women didn't mind. They spoke with the Mandalore informing him of the many things that had happened since he had been placed into his Coma.
They told him of how the Twi'leks after his duel had built a monument in their honor, not only that but they had buried the Mandalorians who had fallen in the liberation of their people. With that they had completely retracted from the Galactic Republic.
After a couple minutes of walking and a number of elevator rides the group finally arrived at the viewing platform. This had been their first stop since his awakening. Both women were excited to show the Mandalore how things had been progressing. Naruto gazed up in wonder, from what had been the start of constructions and the barrenness of space had completely changed.
Mandalore was now surrounded by an Orbital ring, a massive station that while still in construction was still incredibly formidable. Above where they stood a massive shipyard loomed, this too was 90% finished but even as they worked on it the shipyard already had numerous ships under construction within it; Naruto could just about glimpse one of these ships, it was massive, easily longer and wider than the Venators that patrolled nearby. Naruto could see the numerous turbolaser banks which littered its dagger shaped hull.
He'd seen this in his dreams.
"I recognise that one." he pointed at the dagger-shaped ship that was still being fitted out. Shaak Ti nodded.
"Yes we gathered those designs from the sketches and holopads you had on it. A mighty class of ship indeed the shipyards were not even sure they could build it at first but they prevailed. The three first ships of the Nebula class Star-Defenders. The Mandalore's Might, the daughter of Serenno and The Justice of Mandalore. "
Naruto nodded approvingly at the names. They were fit for the Commonwealth. He turned to Shaak Ti and Bo Katan with a question on his lips.
"Where is Aalya?" he asked, having not seen the blue Twi'lek.
Bo katan answered, "She's on Ryloth, rebuilding the damage the separatists caused in their invasion of the system. Although she is itching to get back and see your recovery." Naruto nodded.
"Chuchi?" he asked, his wonder getting the best of him.
"She's on her way here. She should be here after the meeting." Naruto nodded in understanding.
"We've got 2 hours before the meeting starts. What do you want to do?" Shaak Ti asked, her voice conveying her thoughts.
"Put me in a Bacta tank till the meeting starts. I wish to be able to walk when I meet my people." Naruto requested, the two women nodded and helped him back to the Medbay.
He paused for a moment getting small glances of confusion from the two women. Then he kissed Bo Katan, causing her to freeze up slightly but deepening the kiss, a light blush spreading over her face as she did so. Naruto disengaged the kiss after a couple of seconds, he turned and kissed Shaak Ti on her cheek gaining a slightly less visible blush from the older woman.
"I missed you both."
2 hours later.
Shaak Ti could feel it. The unnatural pulses which seemed to shake and shiver the force itself, had her emotions not been in such turmoil before she would've been able to pinpoint it earlier, but now she could directly feel it.
It was coming from Naruto himself. It was almost like in his time within the Coma he had become something akin to a force conduit, a being so pure in midichlorians that the force itself seemed to love them. She watched on as the bacta tank was drained, she could see that Naruto had already gained much of his strength and colour back. He no longer looked frail and tired.
Now he looked like a true Mandalorian. A true Mandalore.
As he stepped out of the healing chamber a small number of Mandalorian armour-smiths and droids approached him, the droids holding the pieces of beautifully forged armour. A skintight undersuit was fitted first to his body then the droids began attaching the armour.
The armour was gold, not the colour of the metal but more akin to a golden sunset. The black highlights showed the colour even more effectively; the breastplate was put on as the final piece and the crested helmet was given to him. The Armoursmiths bowed and stepped back knowing their work had been completed.
Naruto stepped down from the pedestal, his armour seemed to compliment his skin tone and such showed him to be a magnificent knight. The red cloak which flowed behind him only added to the air of royalty that surrounded him. The armour while not bulky still added a sense of imperious power to the younger man.
"Shall we be on our way then?" Naruto asked slowly, placing the helmet over his head. He paused for a moment and then looked at the older woman.
"Remind me to have the Armorsmiths create you a set of armour, you are as Mandalorian as i am you deserve it." his words slightly shocked her but she nodded.
They left the medical room and after a couple moments of walking through the winding halls, they came to the main conference room. Two tall well well-built Sangheili stood on either side of the door, they wore heavy armour and as such looked to be carrying what looked akin to anti-tank plasma weapons.
Both aliens saluted the Mandalore despite easily towering over him. Naruto returned the salute and bid them to follow him into the thrown room…
Within the conference room.
Commanders from across the Mandalorian commonwealth sat together, those who could not come to the Crownworld in person were there in holographic form; just over 150 commanders of all ranks sat together for the second time since the creation of the Commonwealth.
The first time had been when the Mandalore had fallen into a coma. Those had been dark days, entire battlegroups had been recalled to the Crownworld as a defensive measure in case there was an assault on the Mandalore's life.
But now they awaited the news that was sure to be coming, either the Mandalore had perished or he had awoken there would be no other reason for the Crown to have summoned its best and brightest. And so they waited, low murmuring between them as they awaited the speaker.
The doors opened and the twin guards walked through first the sounds of servos and gears whirring as they stepped to either side of the room. Then there was silence. Silence as a figure clad in gold walked into the auditorium.
Jaws dropped, eyes bulged. The Mandalore was awake.
"My brothers. My sisters. I have returned to you all. I do not recognise some faces, but this will be rectified in time. We have much to discuss." He started, the auditorium erupted into noise as all the top generals cheered and praised the almighty.
Naruto allowed his men to cheer, he knew that this was a time of some celebration. After a couple of moments, Naruto raised his hand and the officers in the room became silent, the cheering and praying dying down to silence in only a couple of seconds.
Naruto spoke again. " After some decision, the Mandalorian commonwealth will be rearranged." At these words, murmurs started back up.
"There will be 12 Great commanders and Governors. They will be known as the Primarchs, each Primarch will have a section of the commonwealth under their protection and they will be in command over Martial and Military matters." as he finished a holo map of the Commonwealth and how it would be split up appeared behind him as well as Names and Pictures of the 12 Primarchs. The list had a few clan heads on it, as well as surprisingly the Arbiter of the Sangheili.
The twelve stood up, their peers cheered and congratulated them. Some felt put out by their Mandalore but they somewhat understood the reasoning these twelve were the most trustworthy and were leaders of key clans and sections within the commonwealth.
"Now. Onto Business, is there any news I must know urgently?" Naruto asked the commanders who at this point had settled down and kept quiet. One Hologram did signal that it had something to say.
Naruto somewhat recognised the armour as one of the three captains within the Intelligence Corps.
"Sir, we intercepted a message from the Galactic Republic. They wish to summon the Temporary Mandalore to Coruscant, we believe that they are unaware that you have awoken," he said, his voice somewhat scrambled as he spoke.
Naruto quirked an eyebrow beneath his helmet "They knew I was indisposed?"
The man nodded. "Yes sir, unfortunately, there was a leak. We handled it but by that time it was already known. They have been asking for a meeting since the second week of your extended coma."
Naruto nodded. He was inwardly proud that the Mandalorians and Bo hadn't collapsed while he had been away.
Naruto nodded his thanks to the man. "What about Satine and the Mandalorian Peace movement?"
There were a couple of dry chuckles rang out around the room and this time a Mandalorian police captain stood.
"Not much sir, we caught a couple of attempts and coup building and ensured that should Satine even land nearby she'd be taken into custody." he finished as Naruto nodded at their efforts.
"Good. she will no doubt be at the senate meeting. Send a message to the Republic that we will be there in 3 weeks and do not inform them who will be representing the Commonwealth, keeping them guessing for now." the officers nodded and the intelligence Cadre disappeared from view.
"I've already alerted the Parliament to my awakening, they had a very similar reaction although there was more fainting. Now if there aren't any more issues I will be on my…" Naruto was interrupted by the doors of the auditorium being slammed open.
Twin Halberds were lowered as the two golden guards either side of the door turned to face the new impromptu threat. Three black armoured Mandalorians had pushed open the doors and they were staring down their lord.
Naruto slowly turned to face them. His eyes scanning over the armour and picking out specific facts about them. They belonged to no clan.
They were Rogues.
"I hereby issue a challenge to the Great Mandalore '' he said Naruto's title with so much venom he almost flinched.
Naruto grinned at the man.
"Very well I accept the duel on terms of a duel of blades. Beskar executioner swords and no other weapons. The outcome? To the death." Naruto's words seemed to slightly shock the man. It seemed he didn't expect the Mandalore would so readily accept a duel to the death.
Naruto clicked his fingers and the two golden guards approached him, the nearest one to him reached down and drew a short sabre from his belt. The blade was a beautiful silver with a damascus pattern lining its length, the guard allowed the Mandalore to inspect the blade. Naruto nodded at the blade and removed his helmet, handing it to Ursa wren he then unhooked his cape.
Grabbing the blade he flourished it taking in the weapons weight and strength. His Opponent who looked decidedly less confident drew the sword from the other guard, removing his helmet and handing it to one of his fellows.
Ursa Wrens single eyes contorted in fury. "You DARE. I should've killed you the day you were born, Little brother."
The Rogue showed himself to be the former heir of the Wren clan. Jahariss formerly Wren. ever since he had been banished from their clan he had lost any claim to the second name he had flaunted so readily before.
Naruto raised an arm to calm the older woman who reluctantly allowed the hatred to slowly leave her body. " I will handle the traitor, calm yourself, my dear Primarch." Naruto said softly his voice barely being able to be heard across the auditorium.
The other commanders watched in silence. Shaak Ti stood to the back of the Auditorium, she too had become a Primarch much to her shock and annoyance. Not to mention when the Mandalorias had burst in she had been prepared to cut them down with the guards only being stopped by a single message from Naruto.
Let me handle them.
And now she watched as the Mandlore prepared to duel. Both men took up stances, Naruto took form 2. From Shaak Ti's perspective he looked almost 1 to 1 with his grandfather, the way he held his lightsaber, his stance. Even his signature look of superiority that he seemed to always perpetuate his face.
The duel was quick. The other Mandalorian had rushed Naruto sending numerous powerful strikes towards the younger man. It seemed he had forgotten the prowess of the Mandalore when it came to sword fighting. Naruto deflected the first strike and blocked the second, he punched the other man once forcing him to stagger back; with a single flick of his wrist the man's head was removed.
It had taken but a moment. There was very little shock in the room as all knew that the Mandalore wouldn't have lost.
Naruto took his cloak from the now slightly happier Ursa Wren, he reattached it to his armour. The other two Mandalorians looked conflicted, but by the time they had decided, it was already too late. Guards flooded the corridor behind them, both Household companies and clan Wren soldiers who had been summoned as the honour duel had begun.
"The rest of you. Prepare yourselves we will be leaving in three weeks for Coruscant. We will show these Republic Dogs that we are not one to be trifled with." the commanders cheered. Naruto then turned to the police Captains.
"Gather the populace. Send a signal to all planets in the Commonwealth and tell them that I wish to make an announcement." the Captain nodded and left the auditorium.
He then turned to the Forgemaster. "I wish for you to prepare sets of armour for Shaak Ti, Aayla Secura and Fulgrim. They will send you their measurements when you ask." the forgemaster paused and then bowed.
"It will be done, my Lord." Naruto nodded. Naruto then turned to the rest of his generals all of whom were either shocked or impressed with the ruthlessness that their lord had displayed.
"Prepare yourselves for my absence. And may Mandalore rule." With those words he turned and left the golden bodyguards as well as shaak Ti following him closely. The rest of the generals slowly milled out of the room, their shock slowing them down somewhat.
10 to 20 minutes later
Across the commonwealth entire planets tuned in. schools and training centres had given the day so that the citizens of the newly formed commonwealth could watch the announcement. The last time this had happened they had been preparing to go to war for Ryloth and Mandalore had summoned as many soldiers as he could.
However this was different.
All eyes panned to the Sundari Palace and balcony at which all leaders of Mandalore had given their address. The great doors to the inner Palace opened, everyone held their breath as two massive gold armoured soldiers marched out taking position at either end of the balcony.
Then he came.
Naruto had taken off his helmet, his armour scheme had changed somewhat as well. Now a black fur mantle covered the seam between his deep crimson cloak and bright gold armour. He was noticeably taller now too, almost as if he'd grown several inches while he had been stuck in the Coma.
The people of the Commonwealth burst into cheers upon seeing their lord, many hooted and hollered as Naruto appeared. Even those who were less enthusiastic about the commonwealth had to agree that the Mandalore's presence and aura was intoxicating.
"MY PEOPLE." His voice echoed across the plaza and across entire planets.
"We of the Mandalorian commonwealth finally know Peace. However as we have seen time and time again our existence has been questioned; first the Republic sent their fleets to erase our cause. Then the Separatists tried to destroy our way of life."
He paused hearing the lowly agreements from the people in the crowd.
"BUT WE SURVIVED. AND WE WILL CONTINUE TO SURVIVE. I understand many of you loved The former Duchess Satine, However she betrayed your love and trust. She begged the Republic to deploy their fleets against US! Her OWN PEOPLE." there were shouts now, shouts of anger and betrayal
How could Satine have done such a thing, the same woman who always preached peace and neutrality yet she had begged a foreign force to invade and claim her home.
Naruto carried on, "My People, we can never let such a thing happen again. BECAUSE WE ARE MANDALORE." The people began to cheer and get into the speech now.
"WE DO NOT SCARE EASILY. WE NEVER BOW, WE NEVER BEND, WE NEVER BREAK!" The air was electric,people began to salute as the Mandalore's speech rolled across them.
"WE…. ARE MANDALORE. SECOND TO NONE…. AND WE OWN THE FINISH LINE." There were salutes all across the Plaza and the commonwealth as a whole. People on distant planets cheered or simply stared in awe at the Mandalore.
Naruto's hands flew into the air as he finished his speech, there was a loud piercing screech as a trio of blue coloured fighters flew overhead, these were new. Their wings rotated as they flew overhead.
Coruscant.
The Mandalorian announcement had reached as far as Coruscant itself and it had a profound effect. Many senators had sent messages across begging for there to be a meeting about what had been said about specific actors.
They had all been refused.
Satine had taken a while to calm down and had finally somewhat forgiven Padme, having heard the other woman's side of the story she was slightly less upset. She was aware of her own feelings for a certain jedi and she had pushed them down to ensure that there was no friction. But as always there was.
But now she was seated in Padme's apartment. They had caught the Mandalorian address completely by accident, whilst trying to brainstorm ways of bringing Mandalore back to its neutral state.
What Naruto had said caused a profound feeling to fall across the room. Satine had burst into tears. Tears of rage and of loss. Now the entirety of Mandalore saw her as a traitor and someone who cared for nought but her power.
Padme tried to calm the older woman, soothingly rubbing her back whispering apologies and promises.
This was the scene that Anakin had walked into when entering Padme's luxury apartment. His hair was uncombed and his eyes had bags beneath them. Exhaustion was evident all across his body.
Padme looked up at him in concern. "Anakin? What happened? Did you manage to find Ahsoka?" she asked, he winced at the name.
"No she's still missing, i've had the 501st and coruscant guard looking in every nook and cranny as well as scanning every ship that leaves but nothing… it's like she just upped and vanished." Anakin had been awake till the early morning nearly everyday searching for his padawan.
Padme looked up at him, the worst coming to mind. "Do you think Naruto may have taken her with him?" she asked, her voice slow and hesitant.
Anakin stiffened immediately, his eyes widening, before quickly narrowing to slits. "I'm going to murder him. If he's taken her… I will find out where he's keeping her."
Satine tore her puffy eyes away from the screen, slowly turning to anakin. "Don't do anything rash Skywalker, he's a foreign leader now. An unrecognised one yes but a leader all the same. Besides, he's coming in the next couple weeks so we must be on guard."
Anakin left without another word being said. His anger was practically palpable. Padme could understand but now was not the time. She turned to Satine, the woman had suddenly gained an immense fire deep within her eyes.
"Satine?"
"Padme… I have a plan."
3 weeks later.
The space above Coruscant was filled with a flurry of actions, warships of all types quickly flung themselves around so they could be arrayed in Parade formations. hundreds of ships prepared themselves for the Delegations that were sure to arrive.
Delegations from Neutral worlds as well as the Mandalorian Commonwealth.
"Sir we're detecting hyperspace signatures closing quickly." the Admiral of the parade fleet puffed out his chest as he awaited for them to arrive.
The first ships to drop out of hyperspace were the small but elegant craft of the neutral systems, they showed affluence but were not overly gaudy, with a single command the entire fleet saluted the delegation.
Then they waited again as the delegation moved to land on the planet. The Republic Admiral only had to wait a couple moments before there was a cry of alarm.
"Sir we're detecting a massive fleet coming out of hyperspace.. At least 3 Dreadnought class Wavelengths." The operative's eyes were wide with fear.
The Admiral turned back to the jump point and waited. His breath was fast, but he knew that if he acted too soon then it could cause a diplomatic incident, one that he couldn't survive.
So he waited…
And they arrived.
A massive fleet fell out of hyperspace. far from the ragtag fleet that the Mandalorians had arrayed in their first visit, this fleet was almost 3 times bigger. There were modified Venators and an array of numerous other ships which the Admiral couldn't recognise. However, those didn't matter.
What mattered were the three gigantic ships that sat at the fleet's centre. They were odd ships, the two outer ships were identical, having rounded hulls with a giant fin at their front and centre. From what he could see the giant scythe-like fin held most of the weaponry.
Those two alone dwarfed many of the ships nearby, but the dagger-like ship in the centre was truly something to behold. Unlike the Venators, The bridge was nestled in the upper decks well armoured and armed. The Admiral could barely count the number of weapon emplacements that littered its entire hull.
The ship was coloured a dark blue and silver with the crest of the Mandalorians displayed prominently
The Admiral ordered his ships to salute, many ships followed the order but others were simply stuck in shock and awe at this task force.
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Palpatine and various members of high society on coruscant awaited the diplomats at the senate quarters. They crowded the landing decks, this called for double the guards as hundreds of both Clone troopers and senate guards lined the corridor.
They watched on as a massive shuttle floated towards their position, a far cry from their old arrival but Palpatine could feel a difference in the air.
The shuttle was surrounded by both gunships and fighters, the fighters were a design the Coruscant nobility hadn't seen before and it intrigued them. Many gawped and whispered as the Mandalorian delegation landed, Palpatine and Mas Amedda as well as other delegation members approached the large vessel as it landed.
With a slight hiss, a massive gangplank was lowered, the long silver sheet of metal slithered till it touched the ground. Then the bay doors opened revealing its contents.
The first down the plank was a medium-sized contingent of heavily modified B2 battle-droids, they thundered down the steps taking positions between the Mandalorians and the Senate Delegation.
Then came the Household Companions. Twenty large and golden armoured figures marched down the gangplank in unison. Each wielded a large beskar halberd, their gleaming edges and armour put the Republic delegations to shame.
Next came twelve well armoured Mandalorians, they were each differing in heights and builts. But one thing they had in common was the immense gilding which covered their armours from head to toe.
He could hardly see the carvings and inlays but even Palpatine had to give it to them, the armours were beautiful. He returned his attention to the ship in time to see a single officer dressed in a blue and white dress uniform with a sword at his hip and a Kepi on his head march down the ramp and stand as tall and as rigid as the skyscrapers that surrounded them.
Then it happened.
Every force user on the docking bay began to feel heavy as if a massive weight had been placed against their very souls the very ground they stood on seemed to warp and twist. The force itself felt mute to Palpatine, out of his grip and completely uncontactable.
It made him uneasy. Behind him, there were a number of groans from the Jedi who seemed to be worse off.
Then the reason for this pressure made itself known.
A Golden figure accompanied by a slightly shorter figure in dark blue exited the shuttle.
And the force seemed to scream.
If I can get to it in time y'all might get another storied updated this month so let's all pray to Neptune together.