Hello, all! This is Pengbro again, with some EXCELLENT news! Remember the Story I have been posting this year? I have stayed to my promise, and am Posting Chapter Three! However, since many of will have forgotten (I am really tired of posting ALL of my story. Can you add this to Penglibrary, someone?) how my story has been going, I will post Chapters 1 and 2 as a brain refreshment. NOTE: This story contains Moderate Violence, and may put disturbing images in your mind if you don’t like stories related to Star Wars. I have also removed the swear word I was originally going to use from the story. Without further ado, Please enjoy Chapters 1 and 2!
CHAPTER ONE
The Capture
A Bolt of White-Hot charge emitted from the point of his blaster. Ducking behind the wall, he watched the return fire soar past his face, burying itself in the wall. He jumped out again, and shot three more blasts, killing two enemy infantry soldiers. He ducked back again, and watched three times the return fire whir where his face had just been. “There are too many of them!” he called into his comm. A dull whisper of scratching could be heard through from the other end. “Blast it,” he scolded. “I hope my transmission got through to the others.” He jumped out from behind the cover of the wall, and was blasted ten times before his finger could reach the trigger. His corpse fell to the floor, along with the clink of his weapon, next to him.
“That is only a few rebels.” stated a soldier. “There are many rebels still aboard, shall I call in a squadron for backup?” No one responded.
Then the leader turned to him. “By all means, soldier!” he yelled. “The Coercion needs to complete this task! Now follow me!” And he bravely ran ahead, turning a corner, now out of sight. The soldiers followed slowly, and were met by their leader, standing before ten more dead rebels. He again ran ahead, but was followed quickly this time. Their boss was enduring shots by blaster, and killing away with grenades and blaster at the same time when the soldiers arrived. His soldiers caught on, and shot down three more before the rebels had given up on the leader, and were shooting at the infantry.
“We’ve got another hider!” exclaimed a soldier. The rebel jumped out, and shot a few bolts. Their boss threw a grenade next to him, which burst shrapnel in every direction. The rebel fell dead on the floor. Many other soldiers slumped up against the walls, bleeding out of their mouths.
“We have completed this part of the ship.” reported their leader into the comm. “I shall further investigate into the ship with accompaniment of two soldiers. Awaiting orders, boss.” He turned off his comm. “Braxeley, Cladwell, follow me. Others, report back into base and return to your posts.”
“Aye!” responded the troops. They filed past the corner and out of the ship.
“Chhzzzzz….. This is troop 31415, does anyone copy? Chhzzzzz…..” The comm. on their belts rang. “Aye. This is Delta X on the other line. What is your status, 31415?” The leader asked into his own comm. “Chhzzzzz….. Delta X! I found the main power cord to this ship! I can count twenty rebels guarding it. Awaiting orders, sir! Chhzzzzz…..” Delta X spoke back into his comm. “Send me your coordinance! My security squad will be there.” he turned off his comm. In his helmet glasses, he could see a small diagram of the ship, with two points: where he was, and where troop 31415 was.
“Very well then. Soldiers, follow me!” Delta X yelled.
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There was a fierce battle within the depths of the Main Control Room. Squads from the Coercion had invaded the ship, and were following through into here, where the ship could be taken out with one blast to the controls.
A transmission faintly bleeped into the rebel comm. system. “Chhzzzzz….. There are too many of them! *chhzzzzz* Aaaaaaah! Chhzzzzz…..” The rebels who got the message backed up to respond. “Soldier?” One of them called into his comm. “This is Halcyon 5! Where are you?” Nothing. Many times soldiers were blasted down, and many times the Halcyon advanced forward. However, no matter how many reinforcements they sent in, there were always more troops from the Coercion as well. Until hope came.
In a flurry of light, a beam slashed its way through great numbers of troops. The battle raged on, as Jedi Master Jadis took his part in the war. That was, until they met faces with a familiar fiend.
“Delta X!” roared Jadis. “You are always wherever the Coercion sends in troops. You have slashed through us. But now, this battle will commence to the death. No one will escape this time.” Doors slammed shut behind them.
“Aye, to the death it shall be!” he exclaimed ecstatically. He lifted his right arm, and a beam of light (as Jadis’s lightsaber) spontaneously erupted from it. “I have been graced with a few… renovations.” His left arm was transferred into an arm cannon. “Bring it on!” he yelled.
CHAPTER TWO
The Coercion
On the outside of the ship, large bold words lined the sides. The ship’s unit name was the R.A.S., which stood for Rebel Assault Ship. On the top, a quote from old times bravely marked “We would rather die in honor than win by fraud”. The back was a series of compact engines lined up against one another.
Coercion troops stood in lines by the hundreds, to be sent in for duty when needed (on the outside of the ship). Occasionally, troops filed out, gave their Identification Pass to a director, then went back into proper lines for later use. The room would be silent, aside from the fact that parts of the R.A.S. were constantly being destroyed, and screams of rebels echoed about. The Coercion troops were silent, each holding a blaster in their right hand, crossed over their heart.
“Coercion troops 34241 through 34251 enter the R.A.S. under supervision of Commander 413.” the intercom of the hanger rang. An honorary soldier (or ‘commander’) stepped out of his place, and was followed by a line of ten Coercion troops They marched in order through the door, and disappeared around a corner.
***
Back inside of the ship, it was all but quiet. Red lights blared, alarms rang, and dead soldiers from both sides lined the floors. As you got further inside of the ship, you could hear blasters shooting, and thumps of large measure in the walls and above.
“Chhzzzzz….. Find all hostile Halcyon troops, and bring them off alive. Set blasters to phase. Chhzzzzz” The comms on all active Coercion troops said. With a button simply pressed, all blasters were instantly shooting phase rays. Troops dropped to the floor, to be carted off by three or four troops (depending on the situation) from the Coercion. Halcyon troops blasted plasmatic charges, still killing.
Even with the By-Minute Death Percentage Rating severely dropping, the amount of By-Minute Troop Losses still rose. Unconscious Rebels were being thrown into a Prison Bay Transport, and would awake to find themselves alone in a room not four feet tall. Eventually, even Delta X came from the ship, followed by almost ten troops surrounding Jedi Master Jadis at gunpoint. Jadis was not unconscious, but he allowed the troops to bring him to the Transport. He stepped inside. The door closed behind him, and the Transport left the Hanger. All of the Troops cheered as the Transport disappeared from sight.
“That is all, then?” asked a trooper to Delta X. Delta X looked around.
“We won’t worry if any stragglers are still aboard that ship.” he said. “We will detonate this ship, leave the premises, then return to a hanger area ready for something else.” He waved at a couple of Heavy Troopers, who ran forward. Their guns were loaded with Detonators. “I want you to plant a Det Pack in each Control Room of the R.A.S.” he paused. “They have not died in honor, they have died in fraud.” With those words said, he turned, left the hanger, and was followed by the soldiers in single-file. Nodding to each other, the four Heavy Troopers entered the ship as everyone else left.
The explosion shook the entire ship. People in the Main Control Quarters felt a shifting in the ground under them. Delta X was among those in that room, but he paid no heed as the others turned in surprise.
“Sir, Delta?” called a Radar Officer from across the room. Delta X almost hovered towards him, but he rubbed his eyes and told Delta X what he needed to say. “An escape pod was launched from the R.A.S. just before it exploded. It may have been a malfunction in the ship’s Evacuation System. It is still in range if you would like us to blast it.”
Pondering this, Delta X watched as the small dot disappeared from the radar. The Officer cringed as Delta X turned away.
***
Many of the Halcyon troops had been carted off through the hallway that Commander Daniel hid in, blending in with the dead. Once the last had been taken away though, he got to his feet and ran through the ship. He searched all the rooms for living, but found none. As he approached the hallway up to the Main Engine Room he noticed that the walls had slashes through them, as well as the ceiling and floor. “Jadis” he thought, feeling them.
Hearing footsteps down the hallway from him, a bead of sweat rolled down his cheek. A heavily armed Coercion soldier walked towards him, lugging around a blaster almost his own size. Raising his own blaster, Daniel shot him right in the heart plate. The Coercion soldier had shot at him, but overshot into the Main Control Room. Was he possibly shooting rocks?
Running down the hallway, he approached the soldier, took his helmet, and sprinted to the Evacuation Room. Tens of escape pods lined up against one another. Daniel tapped in his Identification, jumped in, and slammed on the Airlock. Hitting his head on the ceiling as the escape pod took off, Daniel fell unconscious as his escape pod approached the Planet of Coruscant.
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I hope that has refreshed your mind! Please enjoy the Grand Premiere of Chapter… 3!
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CHAPTER THREE
The Retrieval
A Red Light blared as confirmed news of the R.A.S. Detonation reached the ears of the Halcyon. Officers were scuttling around crazily as another R.A.S. Unit was about to be launched. Troopers were being loaded heavily with phasers, guns, and some with Thermal Detonators. In less than a minute, almost three quarters of their forces would be unleashed in a Halcyon Attack Wedge to the Mainframe Control Network on the forest moon of Endor.
“Captain!” called a commander, leading an R.A.S. into war. “Confirmed reports of reinforcements to their Mainframe Control Network have been reported. They have visited Tiberius 4 and–” she stopped. “Captain,” she said looking at the radar. “What the HECK is that?”
He turned around, and saw a bleeped dot heading straight towards them–and fast. Grabbing for the intercom, he continued watching the radar. The dot was moving closer.
“Please excuse this interruption,” he started, “I need everyone’s attention, before it’s too late.” At these words, pure silence echoed off of the walls and floors. Not a single footstep could be heard. “Thank you.” he added kindly. “We have found a U.F.O. headed in our Main direction, pointed out by Commander Rose Vertasucin.” He paused again. “I would like to activate Scouting Network Delta Major, as well as Defensive Maneuver Alpha Minor. Commence.” And he hung up the intercom.
With a mild level of talking, the two procedures were activated within ten minutes. Scouting squads 1-3 were sent off of the premises to find quick information about what was going on. The only 100% clear message was that a small meteorite had hit the planet’s surface, not a league away.
The Wedge was called off due to precautionary defense. Losing the base they dwelt in now would be quite the end to the Halcyon, for the information of other bases were located deep within. The meteor was not any natural cause, for it had emerged from the figure of an incredibly large battleship above. Rumor had it that they too were sending in scouts to take hostages or find information. Although none of this had been confirmed as true, the High Council still had great suspicions about this… thing.
***
“Chhzzzzz….. This is Halcyon 236 to Halcyon Scout Commander, over. Chhzzzzz…..” buzzed in the comm. of the Scout suits. “Chhzzzzz….. This is Halcyon Scout Commander 2 to Halcyon 236. What is your situation? Over.” Silence. “Chhzzzzz….. I think I have found the Meteorite Capsule. It is a rounded, sleek, silver pod, about seven or eight feet long. Over. Chhzzzzz…..” Again, silence. “Beam me in to your location. Round up Halcyon 230-240 as well. Over. Chhzzzzz…..” A brief silence. “Aye aye, captain. Beaming away. Over. Chhzzzzz…..”
They all appeared in a tight circle around a large mossy tree. The tree must have been over 200 years old, for wherever they looked, a top could not be found. The Scout Commander felt the tree, and started to climb, put was pulled down by the Foot Soldiers.
“Commander, I would agree that it is best for you and Halcyon 236 to open the capsule. We will be armed, off of the ground, in case of emergency.” said Halcyon 231. All of the troops agreed, then climbed out of sight into trees dispersed around the clearing. In the center of the clearing, the Capsule lay silently. Birds sang in the distance. Insects were again crawling around. Everything was normal.
“Chhzzzzz….. This is Scout Commander 2 reporting in, sir. Do you read, sir? Over. Chhzzzzz…..” The base all heard this message. “Chhzzzzz….. Aye, this is Captain Ghaujy. Over. Chhzzzzz…..”
“Chhzzzzz….. We’ve found it, sir! Over and out! Chhzzzzz…..”
They carefully approached the capsule, taking turns advancing. Once they were in reach of it, they were quite unsure what to do. The Scout Commander was examining the capsule around the shell.
“This looks quite like an R.A.S. Distress Pod,” commented Halcyon 236, feeling it. “I think that this may hold valuable information as well to what happened up there.” He pointed up to the large Spacecraft docked miles above them.
“It does, indeed.” agreed the Commander. “Fortunately, I know how to open these things.” He found a small button, about a centimeter around. He punched down on it, then watched as a metallic arm pushed the capsule, now vertical. A bang of smoke indicated that the entrance would be opening. Stepping back, they watched as a ramped door slowly descended from the wall. Inside of the Capsule was Commander 72, holding the Helmet of a Coercion Soldier. His unconscious body fell from the pod, then rolled dully down to the ramp on the ground.
The snipers in the trees cheered brightly, sending unaware birds into the sky. They dropped from the trees on cords, then carried the unconscious Commander on a Collapsable Stretcher.
They reached yet another clearing, then stopped. The Scout Commander was accessing his communicator.
“Chhzzzzz….. This is Scout Commander 2, beam us into the Medical Bay immediately. Over. Chhzzzzz…..”
In a flash of light, they were gone.
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Chapter 4 will be released in mid-late June. Happy reading!
Also, before I forget, I would like you to view the Trailer to Harry Potter 6!
http://harrypotter.warnerbros.com/harrypotterandthehalf-bloodprince/
We Waddle On!
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