Star Wars: A prequel redux part 1

Chapter 2: The Assault on Corlono Mass

The plan was simple. The six Jedi would separate into three teams of two with one team going straight down the middle with a full frontal assault. Nine times out of ten, any resistance they met was in the form of blaster fire. Easily blocked and redirected elsewhere with the Jedi's weapon of choice; the lightsaber. Concussion grenades and thermal detonators, while not uncommon, were rarely ever used in these situations. Obi Wan was counting on it. He was to lead the charge down the middle, and the less chance for death, the better.

He had chosen Pub Wyloni to go with him. Pub was a Devaronian, and the newest member of the team. He had only been out of the Jedi Academy for maybe a couple of seasons, and this was his first real mission with a team. Obi Wan knew he needed to keep Pub close, for both their sakes. Plus, he figured Pub's hairless scowl and horned head might just be enough to scare off anyone who didn't know better, even if he was the nicest guy in the galaxy.

The other two teams were made up of more senior members. They were to flank the building on either side and try to enter more quietly. With Obi Wan and Pub charging up the middle, their distraction might be all either flanking team would need to slide in unnoticed. That's what Depa Billaba was hoping. Depa was a female human from Chalacta with dark brown hair that she had tied into two loose hanging braids. Her and her teammate, Stass Allie were in charge of taking the left flank. Stass was a Tholothian. She looked very much much like her human counterpart, except for the scaly head and fleshy tendrils that hung down to her shoulders instead of hair. Stass and Depa had come up through the Academy together and had been inseparable ever since.

The right side team had also been together for quite some time. In fact, since childhood. Plo Koon and his younger brother Shae Koon were born on the planet Dorin, but had moved to Coruscant at a very early age. They were discovered by Master Yoda playing outside the temple, both displaying more knowledge and control of the force than anyone that young in hundreds of years. They were a couple years ahead of Depa and Stass, but all the time they have spent on various missions has drawn the four of them into a tight knit family unit. And while they all shared the same rank as Obi Wan, they looked to him as their leader and to Master Yoda as their mentor.

Obi Wan knew that having a team as close as this one meant splitting them up would not be a bad move. They have become more in tune with each other through the force, and even apart, he knew what each member was doing. He reached out through the force and felt both of the flanking teams settle into position before giving a slight nod to Pub. They both ignited their lightsabers and advanced at a slow jog toward the building.

The building itself was a two story block building about forty-five meters across and about three times that deep. Iron support beams were staggered about every ten meters or so. A very basic rectangle shape with only one door in front. While the windows were all open and/or missing glass, they were only on the second floor. There were a few other entrances down the sides of the building, and both teams had chosen the farthest ones down; as close to the back as they could get. Depa tensed slightly as she felt Obi Wan and Pub start their attack on the front. Stass must have felt it too as she shot a quick glance to Depa.

Obi Wan and Pub were closing in on the building, slightly increasing their speed, but never taking their eyes off the windows above in case blaster fire started to rain down. As they reached the front door, Obi Wan reached out with the force and searched for any lifeforms nearby. It was silent. He stopped just inside the door, lightsaber at the ready, as Pub edged up beside him. The building was filled with various part making machines all in a row on both sides of a main aisle. There were bins filled with materials and tools scattered throughout the floor. Up above to the left in about the center of the building was what used to be a couple of offices. The walls had been knocked down and pushed into the machines below so that now there was only a high platform. It was currently empty, but there were plenty of places to hide throughout the building.