Child of War

Master Secura

The ship rocked violently as another blast exploded against the wing.

I clutched the controls as I stood between two clones.

Master Aayla Secura shouted orders over the clamor of the explosions and the blaring alarm signaling a breach in the ship.

Flames ignited around the edge of the ship as we entered the atmosphere. Droids dropped onto the wing of the ship.

"Keep her steady!" Master Secura shouted in her accented voice before darting out of the cockpit. "Liana!"

I bolted after her.

We reached the breach and droids were already inside.

Master Secura drew her blue lightsaber and ran into the fray. Grabbing my two weapons, I jumped in to help in the attack. We held the droids back, but they just kept coming. Soon, they were pushing us back.

Suddenly, more clones came to our aid along with two Jedi - a Master and a padawan. The four of us stood back-to-back.

"We appreciate your help Master Skywalker." Master Secura deflected a blaster shot into a droid.

My orange blades flashed as I twirled them, deflecting blasts and cutting down droids. Looking back down the passage, I saw a flood of droids coming towards us.

"Guys, we should go." I deflected two blasts before they hit Master Skywalker. "Run!"

We took off down the hall.

I tried to deflect as many blasts as I could as we evacuated the ship. The blast doors came into view. We let the clones get on the ship first.

As we moved to enter the ship, Master Skywalker turned. "We're too late." He thrust out his hands and the three of us flew backwards.

I hit the frame of the door and slid to the floor behind Master Skywalker as the doors closed.
He turned and forced the blast doors closed, but I knew it wouldn't hold.

"Look out!" I jumped in front of him as the doors blew in. I felt the pain across my body then everything went black.
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I stood in an open field. It seemed so familiar and yet strange. I walked through the grass, stumbling over a charred beam. Looking up, I found a sprawling portion of burned, ashen ground. My home.

The scene changed to a vast city. People walked the elevated paths. A window shattered.

I whirled to see a massive window broken apart.

A dark figure stood inside, a black blade of energy in his hand. It looked like a lightsaber, but dark.

As the figure approached, they didn't become clear, but I could hear the scrape of metal against tile.
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A jolt of pain shook my body as I gasped for breath and my eyes opened. I looked around. I was on a strange planet.

Tall grass surrounded me as I lay under a tent of metal shrapnel.

A clone with battle-worm armor guarded the meager shelter. Blue details traced the brow of his helmet and blue stripes cut down his shoulder pieces. Tally marks were drawn on the side of his helmet.

Beside me, Master Skywalker lay unconscious on his back.

I tried to speak or move, but the pain was too much and the world faded back to black.