//------------------------------// // Episode 2- Trench, fire and who? // Story: Equestria Crossover Confusion 2 HFC- Order 66? // by Garfield23 //------------------------------// “Sir! We’re cut off!” Captain Rex yelled as the droids encircled their position, the clanking of droid feet on the floor of the enemy ship send a chill up the clone’s backs, the fighting had been intense but now they were surrounded by more droids than grains of sand upon the planet of Tatooine. Rex and his remaining clones kept fighting but every passing second saw their number dropping. Anakin kept fighting in front of his clones but the fight was lost “Sir! If this is to be our end….please know it’s been a honour!” “Don’t give up on me yet, Rex…I’ll get us out of this!” Anakin yelled as he cut a droid in half, his sabre cut the next droid like a knife through hot butter but the number of droids just kept increasing. Suddenly the floor of the enemy ship opened up, a platform rose through the floor, standing upon it was a single droid and Anakin mumbled “What’s this?!” The voice of Admiral Trench boomed out over a loud speaker “You have walked right into my trap…General Skywalker” his fangs clicked together as he added “Surely surrender would be for the best....I’m willing to let you surrender if you…clean and check every last droid in my army!” “Oooo I hope he can help with my arm...it's had a loose joint all day” one of the droids said “Shut up!” another droid hissed. “That’s ridiculous!” Rex yelled and pointed his hand blaster at one of the droids “These droids are for scrapping! No point cleaning them!” “Duly noted…clone” Trench said as he clicked his fangs together “I see you’re not going to surrender…well to be honest…I didn’t want you to surrender…” more clicking “It would mean I didn’t get to test my new…droid” he then switched to giving orders “Commander! Activate Y326!” “Yes sir!” the commander droid said as he approached the new droid “Now then, activate Y326 and defeat the jedi!” the new droid raised it’s right arm slowly, the droid seemed to make a lot of noise raising its arm but finally it was pointing at Anakin “Fire!” “My name is not….Y326!” the new droid said as it suddenly pointed it’s twin blasters at the droid commander and fired a point blank shot “I don’t take orders from…piles of scrap!” before any of the other droids could react the new droid fired the blasters on both his arms, the hail of fire slammed into different droids at terrific speed and even some of the Droidekas couldn’t get their shields up in time but for those that did the new droid’s attack didn’t end with his arm blasters. He screamed “You better give up! Before I beat ya!” “He’s got a lot of spirit” Rex said with a shrug and the clones around him laughed nervously “I say we give him a hand!” “Wait! Rex!” Anakin said as he held his hand out to stop the captain “This could be a trick!” “Sir” one of the clones said as he pointed at the droid as it punched a Droideka in the face and ripped out its circuits “Pretty sure…this isn’t going their way…besides why try this when they had us trapped and helpless” “Good point” Anakin said as he roared “Charge!” the droids within the room that didn’t include the strange new one were soon turned into scrap and Anakin approached the new droid “What are you?” -------------------------- “Prepare to dock with enemy vessel!” Obi Wan said as the Twilight docked with the enemy ship, on board were two small squads of clones and the two Jedi “Right, now let’s go meet our host and save Anakin” Obi Wan joked with Rarity “Ah still…I’m going to be having words with him! He should know better! Trench is a tough admiral to beat” Rarity nodded as she then mumbled Well we’re here now” she ignited her lightsabre and added “We’d better be ready for a fight…Captain Spike!” a clone Captain dressed in standard clone captain armour with little Purple details decorating the armour, ran over and saluted her “General Kenobi and I have agreed that your squad will stay behind to guard our escape route…in case we can’t get to General Skywalker” “Yes, Mam!” Captain Spike said as he saluted but he then added “Um mam, if you don’t mind I would like to join you and let my men guard the entrance?” “I don’t see why not” Obi Wan said as they climbed aboard the enemy ship and found themselves in a corridor “We’re lucky…looks like they’re too busy with Anakin to notice us” as the group gathered round, Obi Wan planned their route to the main hanger where Anakin’s original plan was planning to attack but there was an issue “We seem to be on the opposite side of the ship…we’ll need to be careful” “Let’s move! And remember keep your eyes open for any sign of the 501st! Any path they may have taken could be the difference between finding them and getting lost!” Commander Cody ordered as they moved out. “Oh come on, Cody…can’t you chill?” Captain Spike asked as they run along behind their Jedi superiors “I mean they already know to keep their eyes open and we’re the best right?” “Naïve as always!” Cody snapped, checking a corner for droids but for a Separatist Munificent starship, there was a surprising lack of droids and that was beginning to get to Cody. He had only worked with Captain Spike once before, the clone captain was a very capable Captain but sometimes his more laid back attitude wore on Cody’s nerves “Do you ever take anything seriously?!” “I take shooting droids seriously!” Spike said as they ran along “But messing with you never gets old” “Hmm oh really?” Cody said with a small chuckle as they turned round a corner and kept going “How about a contest? Whoever can shoot the most droids get bragging rights over the other?” “Isn’t that a game the Jedi normally play?” Spike asked as he looked on at his General but then gave the thumbs up “Alright but let’s also agree that if you lose then…” “I’ll shave my beard” Obi Wan called back as they kept running “You win, Captain Spike and I shave my beard!” he laughed, as Commander Cody nodded happily, knowing his Commander would always have his back and then Obi Wan added “If Cody wins then General Rarity will redecorate Cody’s armour?” Rarity nodded. “It sounds like a fun project” Rarity said as they finally made it to the main hanger, a small group of battle droids turned to face them but Rarity and Obi Wan were already closing the distance. The clones opened fire “Hello, Darlings!” “Oh no!” one of the droids turned back around screaming, before attempting to run away but Obi wan lifted it in the air with the force “Um I don’t suppose you’ll believe that I’m an R2 unit?” the droid asked before Rarity cut its head off. The remaining droids fell and Obi Wan realised the droid. “So how many did you both get?” Rarity asked but the two were arguing about the last droid that fell to clone fire and she groaned “Look! Just discount that last one!” “2” Spike said as he shouldered his rifle. “3” Cody said with a smug grin under his helmet. “Well I got 88 and I got the information” a voice said from behind a line of boxes, Anakin stepped out followed by his clones and the strange droid. Anakin smiled as he then said “Ah Master! General Rarity…it’s been a while” he shook her by the hand “I’m sorry to say you’ve already missed all the fun…hey Cody take it easy!” Cody was pointing his weapon at the strange new droid and lowered his weapon but then asked “Why sir?! It’s clearly a battle droid” the droid suddenly made a noise that sounded annoyed and shuttered “It also appears to have a malfunction” “Malfunction! Droid!” the droid snapped as it looked ready to shoot Cody “The name’s Medabee! I ain’t no droid!” he then shot a droid that had appeared behind the group and added “All I want to do is find….him” Medabee walked away from the group and looked out the shield onto the galaxy that extended in all directions “Last thing I remember before…those weirdos were playing with my…head…was…” he scratched the top of his head but the memories seemed lost “I…just need to find him” “Until further notice you are property of the Grand Army of the Republic” Commander Cody said and added “For all we know…you’re just trying to get the drop on us and…” However Captain Rex shook his head “We checked the records on ship, after Trench fled and according to them, they found it but when they hacked it…they could tell it was strong. So once they thought they had reprogrammed it….they send it out to fight us….big mistake” he laughed as he explained the battle. Soon all the clones were laughing as they looked over at Medabee with curiosity but also a small amount of distrust. Captain Rex approached him and asked “So who’s him?” “If I knew…I wouldn’t feel so….lost…all I know is he was friend” Medabee said as he checked his blasters “Those…scrap iron freaks changed my blasters…I feel…” Obi Wan looked at Medabee curiously and asked “You feel? That’s impossible….you’re just a collection of programs and circuits with electricity running to power you…you can’t feel or have friends” he then stopped and saw the droid shaking “You were insulted….no droid can feel an insult…they correct but they don’t…it can’t be” Anakin then asked “Who build you?!” “I was built by the Medabot Corporation…why does that question matter…I need to find him!” Medabee snapped as he grabbed his head “Why does my head feel like someone was playing football with it!” “We’d better get back to the Twilight” Spike said as he then added “So does this mean you won Cody?” “Nah, we were supposed to rescue General Skywalker so…let’s just call it a draw” Cody said as Anakin and Medabee walked in the direction of the connection tube to Anakin’s ship. All the droids on ship had been destroyed and the ship was rigged to blow which was connected to a remote “Um General what will befall that droid?” “I wish I knew” Obi wan said with a sad shake of his head “In the end the Medabee is certainly unusual but if it is possible for it to feel…it may mean it’s actually a lifeform and that means we’re met with a question that hasn’t been posed before” “Say what?” asked Spike as he looked at his commander hoping she would spell it out for him. Rarity however remained silent as she considered the idea that Medabee maybe the warrior out of place and hoped Applejack was doing okay. ------------------------- Applejack had her stomach in her throat as she looked down, they were so high up and she was expected to protect the senator who was debating a senator from the Trade Federation. The whole thing wasn’t all that interesting but then someone unexpected joined the debate. “As I see it, the best thing to discuss is where we’re going to find these emergency funds from because the interest rate the banking clan has set is ridiculous! Even if this war ends tomorrow there isn’t much we can do to stop the debt from destroying what we fought for!” a senator with medium length black hair and small beard, his eyes however sharp as razors and even as he looked across to Senator Amildala, the confidence he had was clear but he seemed so calm in his wording. He then pointed to the banking clan and then added “Senator Amildala is right!” Applejack watched as the man spoke and saw two people in his pod that seemed quite happy watching him but then the banking clan roared their contempt for what the senator had said “Traitor! Separatist!” were some of insults thrown at the Senator but then the two others in the pod stood up and looked ready for a fight. Applejack observed that one was a large male, with long brown hair and looked very strong. The other was a tall beautiful woman, her long blonde hair running down her back and her clothing seemed very suitable for combat rather than sitting in a long meeting. “Who are those nice pon.…People?” Applejack whispered to Captain Typho who smiled and slapped her on the back “Hey!” “They’re the representatives of one of Naboo’s nearest neighbours the Kurasa system” Typho said as he then added “Now back to work, your job is to protect our senator and that means we must keep an eye out” he smiled and gave her another slap across the back “You are doing a good job thou. I’d prefer if you asked about people who may have a reason to kill her” Senator Amidala turned and said “Hey, no need to scare the new girl…he’s just kidding” she smiled with an encouraging smile but then went back to the debate. A couple of hours passed, without event, Applejack knew she had to keep her eyes open for trouble but it was just too dull for words. She really didn’t like the way the banking clan spoke but she didn’t dare voice her thoughts on what she thought looked like a man who’d scam his own mother, never mind the rest of the people in the room and finally the meeting ended. As the pods reconnected with the hall, the senator from the Kurasa system approached and Padme looked very happy to see him “Ah Senator Kage! It was good of you to voice your support during the debate, it’s always a pleasure for you to have Naboo’s back and I hope you’ll supported Senator Organa’s proposal?” Senator Kage shrugged, he looked ahead with a calm expression on his face and said “I’m only following the way of my teacher and forbear, Senator Hai taught me to do” his voice seemed to hold the slightest touches of regret but then added “To answer your request thou, I’m afraid Lord Kitsune is only interested in halting the Banking clad and the Trade Federation before the rest of us end up in the poor house. He actually has a good opinion of the Supreme Chancellor…I’ve told him it’s ill-advised but that’s because Senator Hai had such high regard for the Supreme Chancellor, when he was the Senator for Naboo” Applejack noticed the big body guard suddenly interrupted and said “Oh come on, Senator! You know Lord Kitsune values your opinions as much as the previous lords valued Senator Hai” but then the other guard elbowed him in the ribs “Oh come on! You know I’m right!” “Even if you are! You aren’t the senator, Captain! I swear sometimes you forget we’re no longer…kids!” the woman said as she looked at Senator Kage who shrugged but then she turned to Applejack “You get what I mean right?” “Um…well….I think….a ma…woman should always speak her mind but…this sort of thing…is beyond me” Applejack said as she tried to pretend she didn’t know a thing. “To be honest, Applejack, I value everyone’s input and while you may be new, I’m sure before long you’ll understand enough to put forward your views” Padme said kindly as she turned to Senator Kage “I don’t always agree with the Queen on how best to approach our relations but she respects me enough to understand my decisions. From what meetings I’ve had with Lord Kitsune, I understand he’s a very reasonable man and would probably understand your decision” “I’m not so sure” Senator Kage said as he began to bite his thumb nail and sighed “Lord Kitsune has changed since….this war began and I think more than most” he then had an idea “However he may be willing to change if you came to visit! Our planets have always had a good working relationship. And he’s always happy to welcome a guest from our number one allies” At that moment a clone Commander ran up to them “Sir! Commander Gree, Sir! There’s a crisis! Kurasa has been invaded by the droid army!” he said in alarm as Senator Kage went pale and the clone continued “Master Luminara wanted me to inform you, sir! She also requested a meeting with you!” “Are we welcome to join you?” Senator Amidala asked Senator Kage who nodded and they ran along behind Commander Gree who was explaining the situation. Applejack heard that while that much of the planet had already fallen, five of the cities had held out and were fighting back. She had to assume that, Kurasa wasn’t as soft a target as the CIS seemed to think it was and Applejack had to admire that she was impressed “So Lord Kitsune is still as stubborn as ever” Senator Kage smirked “Stubborn comes with the job” he said as they arrived in a room where a single robed figure was sitting on a chair but as soon as the doors opened she stood up and smiled “Master Jedi….how bad is it?” “The Supreme Chancellor has ordered action to be taken, myself and three other jedi will be dispatched to the system with an army able to retake the system” Master Luminara said calmly but then the door opened and in walked Master Yoda “Master Yoda! What is it?” “Something wrong…there is” Yoda said as he approached them “You…must be very careful…yes” he gave a look over the group but his eyes rested on Applejack for just a moment longer “You a word I wish…to have yes!” Yoda pointed to Applejack, the room emptied and he smiled “Master Rarity and you have connection I sense….careful you must be….the path to the dark side for her that…that kind of connection is” “Um, sir…what tha hay are ya going on about?!” Applejack snapped but then Yoda fixed her with a look “A connection? Wait ya mean like…with all due respect….Master Yoda? You are mistaken. We’re just friends” she hoped that’d be enough for Yoda but Yoda’s expression hardly changed “What’s wrong?” “Sense something I do but hard to…make it out….” Yoda began but then the door opened and in walked a purple Twi’lek with glasses who looked a bit surprised to see Master Yoda “Ah Senator …sorry rude of me…” but the Twi’lek shrieked with joy and threw her arms around Applejack. “Applejack! It’s been so long!” the Senator said happily as she then added “Oh when did you get here?! You’re a senator too?!” “I’m sorry but who the hay are ya?!” Applejack snapped as she removed herself from the Twi’lek’s grip “I don’t know…” “It’s me, Applejack. Don’t you remember me?” the Twi’lek asked as she looked a little crestfallen “It’s Twilight”