Star Wars: Buried Truth

Orders

TK-4978, nicknamed Tek, gazed at the neon projections on the massive buildings of Coruscant.

"Hey Slag, how long do you think it took to build this city, who the hell thought of building a planet wide city?"

TK-0085, or Slag, turned to his partner.

"Heh, who knows, but look, it's amazing."

The two Shock Troopers were on their daily patrol on the busy block of Tara'i, their favorite club, for when the two friends were off duty. The two Troopers held their E-11s in their hands. They were Troopers of the Galactic Empire. Their goal: to bring peace and order to the Galaxy.

"Hey you!"

Slag noticed two civilians exchanging punches, there was a quarrel between the two.

The first civilian shouted.

"Take that back scum bag!"

The other responded.

"Give me my credits!"

The two civilians were obviously both drunk from the bar, and they exchanged more blows.

"Alright, alright, break it up!"
Tek got in between the two as they resisted.

"You're going to both be arrested if you don't break it up!"

Slag turned his gun setting to stun, and aimed at the two, but they kept going.

"I warned you."

Slag shot the two, as they fell to the floor, unharmed but knocked out.

The two Troopers walked away.

"Get back to your business people."

Tek returned to Slag, as they continued their patrol.

Slag's comm buzzed and blinked, as he looked down, he noticed that he was being contacted by command.

"TK-0085 reporting in, what is it command?"

The Imperial officer replied, "You two have orders, along with other patrol pairs." "You are all being rerouted to sector 18, we've picked up traces of insurgence." "Make your way there now, command out."

The comm transmission ended. Tek looked at Slag.

"Alright Tek, lets go, we have orders, guns set to kill, be prepared for resistance."

Tek nodded, readying his blaster.

"Alright pal, lets go teach em a lesson!"

Tek usually made light of the situation, and was a morale booster for everyone around him, while Slag was a leader type figure.

The two Shock Troopers hastily made their way to sector 18. Other footsteps quickly joined the two, as other patrol groups joined, heading down the main road of Tara'i, heading towards the large neon ally way, where the insurgence was last recorded.

The red armored troopers were nearing their destination, as they approached, they heard gunshots as red flashes shined down the piped ally way.

"Take her down, take down the Je- gah!"

"Trooper down!"

Tek nodded to Slag, as the group of Shock Troopers entered the ally way. Their hearts raced, as their adrenaline rushed, one thought raced through their minds.

"Who?"

The Shock Troopers stormed the location, blasters ready. White sabers slashed troopers, as the cavalry arrived.

"A Jedi!"

The troopers wasted no time to fire at Ahsoka Tano, and her Clone ally. Blaster bolts bounced, as Ahsoka redirected the fire back at them. Troopers screamed, and growled in pain.

Ahsoka was overwhelmed by shots, as she signaled Pax to retreat. As the two fled, Slag fired at the two. Pax stumbled and hit the floor, a blaster mark on his back. Ahsoka spun around and looked down at Pax, and grew sad.

"You!"

She lifted up her hands, as a wave of force launched the Shock Troopers back into the mains road. Slag slammed against a metal street pole, as other troopers hit beside him.

Ahsoka knelt next to Pax, staring up angrily, she closed her eyes as pipes shook, lights sparked, and the ground rumbled. Troopers stumbled, but balanced themselves as they shot back.

Ahsoka cleared her line of sight with rubble and debris as the shots crashed against the wall. They escaped.

"Severe casualties... call in evac"

Slag lay against the pole injured, as he looked to sight his friend.

"Tek..."

Slag noticed the markings of his friend, harshly split by a deadly weapon. Lightsabers.

"Tek!"

Slag crawled over to his partner. His mind telling him to stop, his wounds slowed him down, pain was Slag's new enemy.

Tek's body had two slices across the chest, not deep, but still lethal.

Slag reached Tek, and lay next to him. Tek's hand twitched for a second, his chest plate steaming.

"Don't worry buddy..."

Tek turned his head.

"I'm still here..."

Slag sighed in relief. Imperial drop ships landed down, as medics quickly came to the wounded, carrying bacta, and other patcher uppers. Slag an Tek laughed slightly.

"This world is full of adventure ain't it?"

Slag turned to Tek after hearing this.

"Some of them aren't too exiting"

Slag smiled beneath his helmet as the two were helped up by an Imperial officer.

The two friends walked into the steel ship, taking a seat they relaxed. The Imperial ship lifted up and took off towards their base camp.

"You know Slag, what word I hate the most?"

Slag turned.

"What is that Tek?"

Tek replied.

"Orders"

The two laughed, as they through out a fist bump to each other. Listening to the roar of the engines, and eager to return to base, and take a long awaited rest, and after they rested, would visit their favorite hangout area. Tara'i.