Eye Of The Needle (Star Wars)

Chapter 67: Kiros

Weeks had past since the Battle of Mon Cala. More battles had occurred across the galaxy such as the Battle of Umbara, where the Jedi Master Pong Krell betrayed his troops by having them slaughter one another. It made me devastated upon hearing that another Jedi had fallen to the dark side. Hopefully this war will end before we all lose parts of ourselves. The artisan colony of the planet Kiros wished to remain out of the Clone Wars, but Master Yoda did his best to convince the Governor to join the Republic, however he denied. And ever since this transmission, Master Yoda heard nothing of the Governor, making him worried. Obi-Wan, Anakin, Tarom, Ahsoka, Areria, Rex, Gida, Sirius, and I were in a ship near Kiros. We were sent to Kiros to investigate. 

"All clear, sir. There are no Separatist craft in the system." Rex informed us.

"It's been 10 rotations since Master Yoda's transmission." Anakin mentioned. 

"I just hope we're not too late." I commented.

"Rex. Take us down." Obi-Wan ordered.

Rex nodded. "Yes, sir."

We were then taken down in a shuttle. Once on the ground, we hopped on speeders. The other troopers took tanks and AT-RTs. The place was empty, which was rather suspicious. There were no sight of the colonists. Part of me wished that they were merely hiding from the Separatists. 

"Anybody else think it's too quiet?" Ahsoka asked. "I haven't seen any colonists." 

"Neither have I..." Tarom said. 

"They're probably hiding." I suggested. 

"Let's hope they stay hidden. It makes our job easier if we don't have to worry about them in battle." Obi-Wan mentioned. 

"I don't like it. The clankers have never been shy about using civvies as living shields." Rex stated. 

"I'm sure they're here somewhere. Let's make for the city center." Anakin urged. 

We then saw commando droids on speeders not too far from us. Areria's eyes widened. "Biker droids dead ahead!" 

"Squad, tighten up!" I ordered.

"Form on me!" Anakin added. 

With that our troopers began firing. Sirius charged towards them before taking down at least half, destroying them with his teeth. Anakin, Ahsoka, Areria, and I sliced down a couple of the droids with our lightsabers as they approached us. As they turned back around, Rex, Tarom, Ahsoka, and Areria used their blasters from the speeder to fire down the droids.

"We're all clear, Master." Areria informed me. 

"Good work, Areria." I replied.

Sirius then approached our speeder, running alongside us. I gave him a smile as I spoke. "You too Sirius." 

As we headed towards the city's center, we saw tanks and many droids. We used our speeders' blasters to fire down the droids. Rex fired a rocket launcher, taking down the tanks. Ahsoka then jumped on the last tank, throwing an explosive inside before jumping out of the way. We watched as the tank blew up.

"Captain, have your men secure the area." Obi-Wan ordered. 

The rest of the troopers along with the tanks made their way into the city center. It wasn't long until Boil arrived in one of the AT-RTs. I greeted him with a smile. "How are we doing, Boil?"

"We're still mopping up clankers here and there, General. We've established a perimeter around the Governor's Tower. No one gets out without a fight." Boil assured us. 

"Good work." Obi-Wan said. 

We then saw Cody heading towards us with a holoprojector in his hand. Hopefully he has some good news. As Cody approached us, Boil returned to his post on his AT-RT.