Turmoil in the Outer Rim! Located near a major hyperspace lane, the planet Felucia is caught in an unending battle between Republic and Separatist forces. Clone tank divisions make a valiant push deep into Separatist controlled territory led by Anakin Skywalker and Padawan Rey and Ahsoka Tano. General Grievous, learning of the impending Jedi attack, has dispatched reinforcements to one of his droid outposts, hoping to secure his grip on the system.
Plo Koon, Rey, Kylo, Anakin and Ahsoka were perched on a cliff in the jungle overlooking the Separatist reinforcements that had just arrived at the scene. "Droid reinforcements have just arrived. We shall break into three groups to divide their defenses. I'll take the left flank. Skywalker and Solo, attack the front gate. Ahsoka and Rey, you'll scale the back wall. We'll meet in the middle," Plo Koon ordered. "Okay, scouts," Anakin said as he turned to his troops. Rey pulled Ren aside from the others making a questioning look appear on his face.
"What?" Kylo asked. "Kylo, don't do anything dark side-ish while I'm away," Rey whispered. Kylo rolled his eyes and scoffed. "Whatever! Can I go back now to hear my grandfather's plan?" Rey rolled her eyes and quickly handed him a lightsaber and he arched an eyebrow. "I already have one, Rey," he stated. "Yeah, a red one! Speaking of which, hand it over," she shot back. He groaned slightly, but complied. "Thank you," she said before tossing it over her shoulder and far off the cliff into the expanding jungle below. He snarled at her but said nothing else. Without warning, Rey reached up and hugged him tightly. He stood stiffly for a minute before he snaked an arm around her waist and the other on her back. When they broke apart Rey said, "Good luck going through that front gate." "You have it tougher climbing up that wall," Kylo replied. "Compared to when I used to be a scavenger scaling star destroyers just to find good parts to sell, this is nothing," Rey countered.
"Rey, we're moving out!" Ahsoka said as she approached them. "Alright!" Rey replied. "Also, Anakin is looking for you," Ahsoka added to her previous statement. Kylo nodded and went back to join Anakin. Ahsoka looked back at Rey and said, "You ready for this?" "Ha! Ready as I'll ever be," Rey said. As the two of them started to walk away from everyone they heard Anakin shout out, "Ladies, don't get cocky." "You're one to talk!" Rey retorted.
Rey, Ahsoka and their clone troopers were quickly but quietly maneuvering through the jungle trying to make it to their destination. As they were moving along Ahsoka heard a noise continuously growing closer and louder. "Hold up. I sense something out there," she said. Rey, who was standing next to her, said, "I sense it, too." "A droid?" clone trooper asked. "I don't think so," Ahsoka said. "If it was a droid, they would've attacked by now, wouldn't they?" Rey asked worriedly. "You're right. It was probably just an animal," Ahsoka stated. "Come on we got to get to that wall," Rey ordered as, she and Ahsoka took the lead. "Stay alert, men. Let's move," Commander Wolffe said to the other clones.
Meanwhile, Plo Koon and his troops were exiting the jungle, nearing the platform and outpost. As they made their way to their position, Plo Koon commed Anakin and Rey. "Skywalker, Rey, are you in position?" Koon asked through the com-link.
At the front gate, Anakin tapped his com-link and said, "Ready and waiting, Master Plo."
Ahsoka and Rey were sneaking through the forest and had made their way to the back wall. Rey tapped her com-link and said, "We're in position."
Inside the outpost a droid said, "We are detecting multiple Republic tanks in the ridge approaching our position."
"Artillery, open fire," Plo ordered. The tanks blasted several rounds of ammunition at the outpost. "Form up for counterattack," a droid ordered. Spider droids formed up and burst through the front gate as they tried to make their way towards the ridge. Then without warning, Anakin, Kylo and his clones leapt into action and attacked the droids shooting and slicing through anything that moved.
As soon as Plo saw smoke rising in the distance, he signaled his troopers and said, "Follow me." The Jedi master jumped high in the air and landed on the platform. His clones were soon to follow as they activated their jetpacks. When they landed they were already deep in an epic throwdown with some droids that had come to intercept them.
The minute they heard blaster fire, Ahsoka and Rey signaled the clone's to take out the droids protecting the back wall, as the Padawans made their way to it. "Comet, Sinker, Boost, get up there," Ahsoka ordered. As the clones scaled the wall, Rey and Ahsoka stood back-to-back with their lightsabers drawn and activated. "We're all clear, Commanders. Come on up," Comet said as the last of the clones reached the top of the wall. "We'll be right there," Rey said.
The minute the words left her mouth, someone shot them with an electric net and knocked them unconscious. Out of the jungle emerged a Trandoshan who stood over them cackling. "I can't believe my lucky... two Jedi younglings," he hissed before dragging the girls off into the woods.
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On the platform, the battle was still raging, as the Jedi tried to advance. Anakin, Plo, Kylo continuously cut down droids one after the next. Anakin and Kylo fought together like a perfect blend of balance and power as they hacked at every droid that got in there way. Soon the droids were destroyed and the Jedi deactivated their weapons. "Hey--Kylo is it--you fight well!" Anakin said as he approached Kylo. Kylo chuckled lightheartedly and said, "Thanks. Not a lot of people notice it when I do something good." Anakin exhaled and said, "I know the feeling."
Suddenly Plo said, "Well done securing the outpost, Corporal. Where's Commander Tano and Rey?" Anakin and Kylo heard this and made their way to the elder Jedi and the clone corporal. "They was covering our flank when we scaled the wall, sirs," the corporal answered. Kylo's eyes widened with fear and anger as he said, "Everybody fan out. I want a perimeter sweep now." Anakin frantically ran his hands through his hair before tapping his com-link and saying, "Ahsoka, state your location. Ahsoka come in. Are you there? Can you hear me? Ahsoka come in?"
Somewhere on a freighter cargo ship Ahsoka and Rey were regaining consciousness. When they were fully awake the two Padawans saw that they were in cages opposite of each other. "Ahsoka, can you hear me?" Ahsoka and Rey heard Anakin said again through the com-link. They looked up and saw the Trandoshan that kidnapped them holding up Ahsoka's com-link. "Aww. You won't be needing this," he cackled, as he crushed the com-link in his hand. The Trandoshan walked off and Ahsoka sat down in frustration.
"Rey, what are we going to do?" Ahsoka asked. "Hey, we'll be all right, Ahsoka. We always are," Rey replied.
And she was right. They were able to escape with the help of a few Padawans and a young Chewbacca. And they ended up getting back to Anakin, Ben, and the others safely and in one piece. Some people would look at all of them and see a team of mismatched people of all ages and species. But I look at them and see nothing but family. And I should know, because I was the Scavenger who started it all.
Now I know what you're thinking: oh, no, this is the end! But here's the thing...
You didn't think this was the end of the story...
Did you?
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