//------------------------------// // Star Wars and Arrival on Iliodonna // Story: Star Wars Episode I: Revenge of the Empire (CANCELLED) // by KyleHillVA //------------------------------// A Long Time Ago, In A Galaxy Far, Far Away... Star Wars Episode I Revenge of the Empire Shrouded in darkness, a small REPUBLIC colony on the edge of known space, ILIODONNA, has gained the attention of the JEDI ORDER. A growing feeling of dread among the JEDI, and a lack of communication from the far-flung world, has forced the REPUBLIC to acknowledge the situation. Fearing the return of the DARK SIDE, the JEDI COUNCIL has sent one of their JEDI KNIGHTS to investigate the disturbance, and hopefully prove their fears wrong…. *** Cheerilee looked out viewport of the light freighter SunGem, the swirling blue and white mass of Hyperspace in front of her. She was resting her chin on her fist, a thousand thoughts buzzing around in her head. What's going on? Why haven't they answered any of our transmissions? Why can't we sense what's happening? She had been reading up on the world during the trip. It was an uninhabited planet that was colonized by the Republic a little over 200 years ago. It had a surprisingly large military presence for a colony of its size, on account of its location on the edge of the Unknown Regions. Beyond the odd Pirate raid, nothing significant had happened since its colonization. In regards to the Jedi, only two Force-sensitives had been discovered on the Outer Rim world. The first over a hundred years prior, and the second in the last ten years. A beep started resonating throughout the cockpit as Cheerilee leaned back and started rubbing her temples. Turning towards her co-pilot, she let out an exhausted sigh. "SP1, please exit us out of Hyperspace, we've finally arrived..." She turned to a purple and green droid in the pilot's position of the ship. His uplink interfacer jutted from his cylindrical torso and was plugged into the console and his polygonal head was jerking from one display to the other as he kept optically scruntinizing the monitors hanging above the console. The small Astromech turned towards her and responded with a series of affirmative-sounding beeps and whistles, the blue and white tunnel quickly dissolving into the inky blackness of space. Out of the viewport Cheerilee could see Iliodonna. Quite a beautiful world from orbit, she saw immense emerald oceans and vast plains of rust-colored grass. Massive caps of ice dominated both of the planets poles, and small silvery cities glistened in the light of the systems Giant Red star. Cheerilee leaned forward and placed a hand on her face, before pressing a small series of buttons and turning towards a small microphone. "This is Jedi Master Cheerilee, Captain of the freighter SunGem. Requesting permission to land in the Capital City, over." A few moments passed before a Stallion responded, his voice coming through rough and tinny. "You're clear to land, Master Jedi. Sending you the coordinates now, over." "Thank you, we'll be arriving there shortly, over and out." Cheerilee huffed, and turned to look down at SP1-K3, "Take us down, I'm going to go freshen up." The droid beeped in response. *** Cheerilee was sitting on her bed, trying to rub her exhaustion out of her eyes. The middle-aged Jedi hadn't slept the entire two-day trip to the Iliodonnan system. She tried using the Force to get a sense of what was going on, but she was having no better luck than when she was in Hyperspace. She sighed with exasperation, and stood up, looking into an old mirror. Her magenta coat was scruffy, along with her light pink mane. Her lime green eyes almost shouted with exhaustion, and the old khaki utility suit she was wearing was covered in grease stains. Only thing that wasn't dirty were the various tools she had attached to her belt, and her Lightsaber. She rolled her eyes. Legendary image of the Jedi. She thought sarcastically. She bent over and opened a small footlocker, pulling out a long brown robe with two gold stripes going down the shoulders to the hem. She wasn't planning on making herself presentable, but she had a feeling that she should look decent at the very least. Quickly changing, she turned to a sink and splashed water into her face in an attempt to wake herself up, and smoothed out her mane with her wet hands. About then, she felt a bump as the ship touched ground. She shook her head. That Droid... Maybe I should upgrade to a newer model. As she walked towards the exit ramp, she passed by the small Astromech, he was letting out quiet little beeps as if he were humming to himself. She chuckled, Never mind. The small droid turned and started rolling after her to the exit ramp, she sighed and turned around to squat by the little droid, placing a hand on his vaguely square head. "Not this time, keep an eye on the ship." He whistled sadly in response. She stood up and reached the ramp, stopping, she suddenly sensed a powerful presence. I thought I was alone this mission? She reached towards her belt, her hand hovering an inch from her Lightsaber. With a loud hiss, the ramp opened, billowing steam and revealing the silhouette of a young purple Unicorn. She stopped inputting information into a Datapad for a moment to look up and wave. "Greetings! I am Twilight Sparkle, secretary to Governess Mare. I am here to give you a short tour of our Capital and take you to her ladyship." Cheerilee looked at the young Mare curiously, How the hell did we miss this one? She shook her head, filing away that question for later. She quickly stode down the ramp, another jet of steam firing from the opening as she walked down, stopping in front of the purple Unicorn. "I'm flattered, but I'm afraid I must be on my way. My current duties prevent me from engaging in pleasantries." Twilight shook her head, "I'm afraid the Governess won't accept that, it's not often that a Jedi Master comes to our system." Cheerilee face palmed, Great, a dignitary that can't take no for an answer... She sighed, "Alright, take me on this tour. But could we please hurry?" Twilight smiled, motioning towards an old green airspeeder. "Excellent! Right this way, Master Cheerilee!" Cheerilee sighed, This is going to be a long day...