Writers Note:
Hey all, I'm back with the new chapters. Once more, they aren't perfect, my beta reader is being lazy and not reading it. Plus his job is keeping him busy, ect. So if you see some things that aren't normal and stuff, then don't mind it, I'll fix it once he reads it. And I tried my very best to make Grievous... Well, Grievousy... Yeah. xD
Well, enjoy!
Chapter two: The General
People quickly walked by her, putting on helmets, attaching things to they're pilot suits, some even forcing they're droids to their ships. Shika quickly walked over to her Jedi Starfighter, an R4 unit was already parked in the side wing of the ship it beeped and whistled as the Jedi descended toward it.
"Heya Eleic!" She said to it once she arrived to the ship, the R4 beeped as a response." Yeah, we're getting out of here. I bet you're thrilled to finally get off Coruscant." The R4 whistled wildly as Shika climbed up into the cockpit. The cockpit window then slowly began to close; Shika buckled herself in and pressed a few buttons, the ship then began to rise off the ground as the cockpit window sealed shut. Once more the R4 began beeping.
"We're heading to Kashyyyk, don't worry, Wookies are nice people they won't hurt you. I know how to speak their language… Sort of... An old friend of mine taught me how to speak it… Well, understand it, but I know a little bit about speaking Wookie." Shika replied as she pressed in a few buttons, then she looked out the side window and saw Obi-wan watching her, he gave her a slight wave for a good bye, Shika smiled and did the same. Then she turned her head to the front of the cockpit. The ship then flew out of the docking bay and shot out into space.
Once reaching space, Shika once more pressed a few buttons on the control panel." Setting jump speed coarse to Kashyyyk, you got that R4?" She asked, the R4 whistled and she smiled." Don't worry, I'll be the one fighting the General, you just sit back and relax in the ship alright?" The R4 then gave a slight worried beep, and then the ship jumped to hyper speed.
When the ship finally fell out of hyper speed; Shika stared out the front of the cockpit at a large planet set in front of her." That's it alright… Big, green, and it's full of big hairy Wookies." She chuckled as the ship began flying down toward it. She narrowed her eyes for a moment, a confused look on her face, something… A presence, one she remembered feeling when she first discovered her Jedi abilities, someone down on the planet was making her feel strange emotion inside her. The R4 unit whistled, snapping Shika from her trance." Oh, I'm fine, I just thought… I sensed someone I knew." She replied." It's probably nothing…"
The ships landing gears fell out from under it and it safely landed just a little ways outside a small Wookie town. The cockpit cover lifted off and Shika un-buckled herself, she quickly got out from the ship and landed on the soft grassy ground below her. She adjusted her robe and lifted the hood of the cloak over her head, the R4 unit beeped and Shika looked over at it." You worry way too much… I'll be fine." She replied before turning from the ship and toward the city." At least… I hope I'll be fine." Taking a gulp, she began walking towards the town. Then the smell of smoke began to fill the air, she gazed around the outside of the town, the smoke was coming from inside it. She blinked before she quickly ran in, and she saw the many dead bodies of Wookies. Not one body from a droid.
Shika was now having second thoughts about this, a whole town was whipped out, and not a single droid part was in sight. She slowly pulled her hood back to stare at the destroyed homes and people." Why couldn't I sense this?... It's like someone here is blocking my senses or something…" She whispered as she slowly strolled through the town. She then heard the sound of distant chattering, and it didn't sound like Wookie talk either. Shika quickly and silently began moving toward it, soon she saw an army of droids, and three of them were talking loudly. She quickly hid herself behind one of the buildings and peeked around the side to watch.
"Apparently, this was not their army." Said one of the droids." They were only women and children."
"Affirmative." Said another. Shika's eyes grew large before she looked back at the town; they killed only women and children, no men bodies where seen… Well, it wasn't like she could tell, to her, all Wookies look pretty much the same. She once more peeked around the side.
"This is ridiculous!" Snapped one of the droids, this one was more different than the rest, his armor was a silver-ish tan with the similar design of the human skeleton, and draped over him was a dark green cloak. Shika blinked at this different droid, she watched him grab one of the dead Wookies near him and throw it at the chattering group of droids. They all fell over to the weight of the body." Where is their real army? You told me there was a battle going on down here!" The droids all backed up from the furious one. He glared over at one of the droids with his yellow reptilian like eyes; he then grabbed that one and held it up to his face." Yet I see no war… All I see are stupid hairy APES!" He then threw that droid and growled viciously." How idiotic can these droids get? I wasted half my day helping you wipe women and children who didn't even attempt to put up a fight."
Shika stared in awe at the angered droid." That must be him…" She whispered.
"What do we do now, General?" One of the droids asked. The droid General sighed, his voice jumped a little making it seem like he was growling.
"Return to killing these creatures if you want I want nothing to do with this anymore. I'm leaving this worthless planet. If the Jedi asks where I went, tell her I returned to Geonosis." He responded before turning from the droids and walking away from them in a hunched over like manner. Shika narrowed her eyes at the droid General, not hearing what he had said, and she quickly ran over to another building, she was attempting to follow the General without being seen. She watched him leave the town and out into the jungle terrain. Shika looked over towards the droids, then back towards the General who was disappearing into the distance.
"I've got no other choice." She muttered. She then sprinted across the open field and into the jungle, not one droid saw her. She looked back at them and blinked." The General was right, how idiotic can they get?" She whispered before turning to face the same direction the General was heading. She narrowed her eyes once more and silently followed the General, hiding behind trees until she was a safe distance from him, then she would move to the next tree. She heard the General muttering about how idiotic the droids were and how they needed a better inelegance chip slammed into the side of their heads, at least so they were able to think for themselves.
This went on for a good ten minuets until Shika's foot snapped a stick while she walked. The General came to a complete stop; Shika gasped quietly and then hid herself behind another tree quickly and held perfectly still. The General turned around slowly, his gaze traveling around the area, his eyes narrowed.
"Hmm…" He hissed out as he slowly began making his way toward the tree, Shika closed her eyes tightly, a sweat drop dribbled down her cheek, it was too early for him to know she was here, she wanted to use a surprise attack so it would give her the upper advantage. The General looked down at the stick Shika had crushed; he bent down to it and saw Shika's foot print. He tilted his head before he stood back up, he then slowly backed up from the stick and then turned around to continue walking. Shika poked her head out a bit from behind the tree; the droid General was no longer visible.
"What the?" She whispered." He's gone." She took a step out from behind the tree, as she did so; she removed her light saber from her belt and held it firmly in her left hand. Something wasn't right here; the General couldn't have just disappeared, meaning he had gone into hiding somewhere in the area. But where? So many questions crossed her mind, she slowly moved one foot after the other her eyes shifted everywhere, hoping to at least spot a peace of his armor or his cloak. She then heard the soft humming sound of light sabers.
She was now frightened, she heard her enemy but couldn't see him. She then flicked the switch of her light saber up and a long purple beam descended from it. She held it in front of her with both hands; slowly she backed up, taking glances everywhere in a frantic panic. It wasn't like her to freak out like this, but in a dark steamy jungle with a General who whipped out countless Jedi in the past, who wouldn't be afraid?
Then branches up in the trees above her head rustled, she looked up and saw nothing. She then closed her eyes and lowered her head, she sighed deeply; attempting to clear her mind like master Yoda always told her." Fear leads to anger… Anger leads to hate, hate leads to suffering…" She whispered.
She held in one position, allowing her other senses to take place of her eyes, she listened silently, what she heard was a light clinking sound coming from behind her along with the familiar humming sound from light sabers. She smirked and spun around and slammed her light saber down, it then clashed with two others. Shika opened her eyes to see the General standing there in a defense position, his eyes narrowed at her, in his hands he held two light sabers, one green and the other blue.
"Perhaps this planet has something worth while after all." The General hissed as he pressed his light sabers against Shika's, forcing her to step back a bit, she only grinned.
"Let's see if you are as great as all the Jedi claim." She replied as she jumped back from him. He then lunged toward her, swinging his light sabers and her, she blocked them both, she swung back and he blocked. Soon the two were attacking each other viciously, when he'd swing, she'd swing back, then he'd swing his extra one and she'd dodge and swing once more. The two were stuck in what seemed to be an endless duel; both of them seemed to be at equal balance.
"You have amazing saber skill, Jedi. I am shocked you have not attempted to use the Force in this battle." The General grunted as he swung one light saber at her waste and the other one at her head, she only jumped back once more and brought her light saber down at him, he blocked with both light sabers.
"You have amazing skill your self, General." Shika said as a response, a faint smirk spread across her face as the two began swinging once more. The General only let out a chuckle.
"You're skills are great, almost equal to my own." He said as he ducked from her attack and swung his saber at her, she blocked with a confused look on her face.
"What do you mean almost equal? Our fighting techniques and skills are exactly the same." She snapped as she pressed her weight against her light saber, causing the General to lean back.
"That is where you are wrong, Jedi." The General's arms then grew out two extra arms; Shika gasped as those two arms reached down into his cloak and pulled out two more light sabers." For you see, you are human…" He then swung and cut Shika's waste, she screamed out in pain, her light saber flew from her hand as she jumped back and stumbled back onto the ground, she gripped her waste tightly. She looked back at the General who slowly approached her."… And I am not."
Shika scooted across the ground until her back pressed up against a tree, she was stuck. She held out her hand in attempt to force push the General, but his clawed feet only stuck into the ground, it didn't move him an inch. Then she saw her light saber a little ways away from her, she held out her hand to grab it, but the General's foot slammed down onto her hand, his claws gripping around her wrist tightly. She yelped out in pain.
She looked up at the General in fear, her eyes wide. He lifted his arms into the air, ready to strike, until a loud scratching noise was heard from below them. The two looked down at the ground and saw the earth shift a little. The General lifted his foot up from Shika's hand and backed up from her, his gaze not leaving the ground. Shika stayed in her same position, her gaze was kept lowered as well. Then a muffled growl echoed through out the jungle.
"…. What was that?" Shika asked. The General narrowed his eyes toward the ground.
"Something is down there…" He hissed. Shika looked up at the General, and then she looked over at her light saber, she once more held out her hand and it flew toward her, she grabbed it and shuffled to her feet and moved away from the tree, grunting to the pain that stung through her waste. The General ignored Shika's movements, he gently nudged the ground with his foot, the scratching paused, and then it started up again, this time it was more forceful. Shika once more turned her light saber on; she staggered back from the scratching.
The General looked up at Shika, she looked back at him." Brace your self Jedi; for I don't want this creature killing you, I want that pleasure instead…" He then lifted all four arms and struck down at the ground, leaving a small hole in the ground. Cold air began to rise up from it, and soon long slim hairy legs pushed through, attempting to break the creature free.
"You idiot! You're allowing the thing to come out?" She snapped. The General once more attacked the ground, this time creating a bigger hole. The General stared down at the creature.
"A large spider…" He muttered before the ground collapsed, the spider jumped up from the hole and screeched at the General. Shika gasped and backed up to the size of it, it was enormous. The General only laughed." This is what my victory was stopped for? A giant bug?" He then brought his light sabers down at its legs; it moved it quickly and slammed its other leg into the General which sent him flying into a tree.
Shika watched with wide open eyes, her jaw dropped open. The spider then crawled over to the General and began whacking him with its legs. The General growled in annoyance and swung his light saber again to defend the attack, but it only knocked the weapon from his hand. Shika backed up again, then turned to run, but she stopped, running wasn't why she was sent here, she had a mission to complete and she wanted to do it herself, not let some giant bug do it for her.
She turned towards the battle again, the General had two light sabers left, but his arms were tied down by webbing, the spider was above him, staring down at him hungrily, he only struggled to break free, but every time he got close to breaking free, the spider would web him down again. Shika then pressed another button on her light saber, this one made the second blade descend out; she ran at the spider and sliced its two back legs off. The spider staggered back before turning around to face Shika, it screeched at her angrily and smacked her into a tree as well.
Shika slowly got up and attempted to catch balance, but the spider knocked her again. She flew a bit before slamming into the ground and skidding across it, leaving a small ditch behind her, her light saber blades then returned into the hilt as she laid there on the ground. The spider staggered over and stood above her, she looked up at it, and then attempted to move her arm to use her light saber again, but her arm made a slight crack and she winced, her arm was broken.
The General pulled his arms out from the webbing, without the large beast on him now he could easily break free. He once more growled at the beast, then he charged at the spider and jumped up, slamming his clawed robotic feet into it's back. The spider screeched out in pain and backed up; it began spinning around, attempting to get the General off it back.
The General then slashed his light sabers at its head, it yelped out, he narrowed his eyes and then slammed the blades into its head. Shika watched as the spider staggered from side to side before it fell over. The General removed the blades from its head and jumped off the spider; he then sliced off all its legs, and then brought his light sabers down on its head. Shika whinced slightly once hearing the sickening sounds that came from the slice, and then she looked over at the General and the spider.
The beast was dead.
She slowly leaned forward; she placed her right hand onto her broken arm and grunted. The General gazed toward Shika, and then he slowly walked over to her. She looked up at him and blinked. He wasted no time for talking, he lifted both his arms to strike down at her; Shika's head flew back a bit, then she closed her eyes and looked away quickly. The General lowered his arms slowly, and then he shook his head.
Shika however was waiting for the attack, she waited… And waited… Nothing happened. She opened her eyes slowly to see the General was no longer there, his extra light sabers the spider had knocked from his hands were gone as well." What the… Why didn't he… Kill me? I'm weak and have no way of defending myself…" She whispered.
"You are lucky Jedi…" Came his voice which echoed around the area." I will spare you for now… Don't expect the same thing when we meet again…" Shika blinked as the voice faded, there were no more sounds. She removed her right hand from her arm and she grabbed her light saber from the ground, she slowly got to her feet. She gazed around the environment for a moment before she began limping away from the area with a puzzled look on her face and only one thought echoing through out her mind...
… Why did he spare her?