Sunday, 13 November 2011

My Clone Wars Stories Episode 112: Shadow Attack

Characters: Shadow Commander Maxe, Shadow Trooper Saxe, Shadow Trooper Kake, Separatist Dago Aag, Commando Droids, Super Battle Droids, Shadow Troopers, Count Dooku, Quinlan Vos.

Narration: "Shadows! A strike team of shadow clones is assigned to a deadly mission! Quinlan Vos, also a man of the shadows, is the Jedi assigned to lead them. What will this assignment bring them?"

Quinlan Vos and his shadow troopers sneak up on the enemy base. "Right, let's get deeper into the darkness!" says Vos to his men. As the clones follow Vos, at the back of the group, trooper Saxe says to trooper Kake "If the stories about Quinlan Vos are true, that's not something to take lightly." Commander Maxe tells them "Cut the chatter back there!" as he walks alongside Vos. Inside the base, Dago Aag looks at all the hologram charts he has, when he is contacted by Dooku. Dooku says "General Aag, might you spend more time on security, rather than these pitiful charts/" Aag replies "These charts can prove useful. What about my security is bothering you?" Dooku says "The fact that a Clone force led by a Jedi is outside you're base." Aag shakes his head and says "Another poor Jedi, this won't be a problem-", but Dooku interrupts Aag, saying "The Jedi is Quinlan Vos, someone you have had a run-in with." Aag replies "Yes, and not a good one." Dooku says "Exactly. Make sure you're security is good, you know what Vos can do" before Dooku's hologram vanishes. As Vos and his men enter the base, they are ambushed by commando droids, with super battle droids attacking the rear. "I'm not liking this!" yells Kake. "I said cut the chatter!" bellows Maxe, as he slams down a commando droid and pumps a blaster bolt into it's head. Quinlan Vos slices up several commando droids. Saxe goes haywire, smashing up droids in any way, shouting "This is for the shadows! Take that, you useless junk!" as he beats down a super battle droid and shoots it. Vos calls "Get a launcher up there!" as super battle droids pour out of the base. Kake brings up a rocket launcher and blows the droids up. Vos and most of the clones follow him inside the base, but Maxe holds Saxe and Kake back, telling them "Hold it troopers. We're going to disobey orders, and create a diversion." Kake says "Are you sure that's wise, commander" and Maxe nods. As Maxe walks ahead, Saxe says to Kake "This could get interesting."

Inside the base, Quinlan Vos and his clones are attacked by commando droids. With their numbers too few, Vos and the clones are forced to run, hotly pursued by the commando droids. Two shadow clones are shot in the back of the legs, and sent crashing to the ground. The commando droids tie them both up, before bringing them before Dago Aag. Aag contacts Vos, and tells Vos "It appears two of you're men lost their way. Just so you know, if any of you're men end up inside my command post, then I can do whatever I want with them. Like this!" before executing the two shadow troopers as Vos watches. "You will regret this, Dago Aag!" Vos spits, before cutting the transmission. Vos and the clones continue to move out...

Friday, 11 November 2011

My Clone Wars Stories Episode 111: Untimely Deaths

Characters: Cad Bane, Battle Droids, Super Battle Droids, J'oopi She, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Kit Fisto, Commander Cody, Clone Trooper Waxer, Clone Trooper Boil.

Narration: "Wounded in action! Jedi Master J'oopi She, has been scorched by a burning tree. With her Jedi saviours struggling to get back to the shuttle, can they all escape alive?"

Obi-Wan Kenobi signals the route is safe, and he watches as Cody, Boil and Waxer run on. Obi-Wan follows them, followed by Kit Fisto, who is leading J'oopi She. But as they move on, they are ambushed by Battle Droids and Super Battle Droids. Cody, Waxer and Boil return fire, taking down droids, Obi-Wan ignites his lightsaber to defend himself, while Kit Fisto uses his to protect J'oopi She. The droids are swiftly defeated. Bane watched this, seeing no trouble at all. Cad Bane readies his blasters before heading off to make a trap. Upon arrival at the shuttle, J'oopi She is about to board when a shot rings out, and hits her in the back, sending her to the ground. Before any of them can yell out, another couple of shots arrive, hitting Waxer in the stomach and chest, sending Waxer crumpling to the ground, critically wounded. With no merdical supplies available, Cody and Boil can only watch in horror as Waxer breathes his last breath, before dying. Obi-Wan and Fisto had been dragging J'oopi She's body into the shuttle, and Cody starts to do the same with Waxer's body. However, Boil lets out a roar of rage, and launches himself at Cad Bane. Having taken Bane by surprise and knocked him to the ground, Boil shouts "My name is Boil, and I will have MY revenge!" before pointing his DC-15 blaster at Bane's head. However, Bane adjusts and punches Boil, sending his helmet flying. Bane gets on top of Boil, and suffocates Boil. As Bane draws his pistol to Boil's head, Cody kicks Bane in the hand, sending the pistol away, while Boil trips Bane up. "Don't kill him. Hostage!" shouts Obi-Wan, which distracts Cody and Boil, giving Bane enough room to knock Cody and Boil away from him. Bane glares at Boil, and says "See you in hell or Kamino, whichever I get to first!" before flying away in his jetpack. Cody and Boil breathe deeply, having survived that encounter. Once they are in the shuttle, Boil looks at Waxer's dead body, annoyed that he couldn't prevent the death of Waxer. The shuttle leaves the planet that cost the Clone army a crucial loss...

Next-time: "Shadow Troopers on the Clone Wars? Quinlan Vos leads clones into battle! Next-time, on the arc "Shadow Troopers".

My Clone Wars Stories Episode 110: Jedi Survivor

Characters: Cad Bane, Magnaguards, Battle Droids, Super Battle Droids, Flame Battle Droids, J'oopi She, Commander Roark, Clone Rock Battalion, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Kit Fisto, Commander Cody, Clone Trooper Waxer, Clone Trooper Boil.

Narration: "Hunting! Cad Bane, searches for Jedi Master J'oopi She, who is trying to avoid capture by the bounty hunter! Meanwhile, Obi-Wan Kenobi and Kit Fisto, lead a small rescue team to free Master She!"

A Republic attack shittle lands on the planet Cad Bane is on. Out steps Obi-Wan Kenobi, Kit Fisto, Cody, Boil and Waxer. "Here we go again!" says Waxer. "You know you like these kind of missions, Waxer. Besides, you've always wanted to take on a bounty hunter!" and Waxer retorts "Yeah, but not the best hunter in the galaxy!" Boil and Waxer join Obi-Wan, Kit Fisto and Cody at a ridge. Fisto takes out binoculars, and spots out explosions in the distance. Fisto says "There they are. Time to move." While the new arrivals watch, Roark takes out a rocket launcher and decimates several Super Battle Droids, but is then blown up himself by a enemy rocket launcher, sending him flying. J'oopi She and the three clones are forced to leave the body, as they retreat. Cad Bane and three magnaguards watch as Obi-Wan, Kit Fisto, Cody, Waxer and Boil walk beneath them, before sliding down to catch them in a trap. Cad Bane uses a jetpack to bump into Obi-Wan and Fisto, sending them down into another ridge. The magnaguards confront Cody, Waxer and Boil. The magnaguards try to stab the three with their electrostaffs, but the clones evade the attacks, before shooting at the magnaguards. Cad Bane, Obi-Wan and Fisto crash at the bottom of a ridge. Bane says "Here we go!" as he draws his pistols, while Obi-Wan and Fisto ignite their lightsabers...

Elsewhere, flame battle droids set fire to the trees that J'oopi She and the three clones were running through, The burning trees collapse, and land upon the three clones, scorching them to death. J'oopi She is hit in the back by a tree, and sent flying, wounded in the back. Obi-Wan and Kit Fisto sense this, and having force pushed Cad Bane aside, they rush to J'oopi She's aide. Obi-Wan protects them, as Fisto helps J'oopi She to her feet. As Obi-Wan and Fisto go to Cody's position, they find two magnaguards defeated, but the last one looms above Boil. As the magnaguard prepares to kill Boil, Obi-Wan slices it up from behind, sending both halves over the cliff. "Thank you, sir" says Boil, and Obi-Wan replies "Always willing to keep the best intact." The Republic forces leave to head back for the shuttle, eager to escape the planet...

My Clone Wars Stories Episode 109: Bane Sabotage

Characters: Cad Bane, Magnaguards, Battle Droids, Super Battle Droids, Flame Battle Droids, J'oopi She, Clone Commander Roark, Clone Rock Battalion, Anakin Skywalker, Ahsoka Tano, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Kit Fisto.

Narration: "Sabotage! Unknown to Jedi master J'oopi She and her Clone forces, Cad Bane has prepared a trap for them. Can they find out the trap in time, before they perish?"

J'oopi She meditates, as her Clone battalion makes camp. She is approached by Roark, her loyal commander. Roark tells her "I've checked all our divisions, no threats that we are aware of, General." J'oopi She tells him "Always cunning, the enemy can be." Roark nods in agreement, before putting his helmet back on and rejoining his men. While Roark heads their way, his men are searching the tanks and sweeping the area for anything suspicious. When suddenly, one Clone comes across an explosive. He yells to the approaching Roark "Commander, there's something here you should -" but the explosives on the AT-TE explode having been on a timed explosive, and many AT-TE's and clones are shattered or killed. The remaining clones have no time to regroup, as several more are shot dead. Cad Bane leads his droids in a all-out assault. Retreating clones are burned alive by the flame battle droids, which give the clones no chance. J'oopi She orders Roark and the last dozen clones to retreat, but before she can do so, three magnaguards encircle her, preventing her escape.

Roark and his men continue to retreat as blaster bolts whiz past them. Roark leads his men into cover, before firing upon the droids with his DC-15 blaster. Cad Bane snipes a Clone who was bringing up a rocket launcher, sending the dead Clone hurtling forward. Roark tries to gun down Bane, but Bane avoids the bolts. "Take out the bounty hunter, and we might have a chance!" Roark calls to his men. Although, Roark has lost sight of Bane, who now stands behind his droids, watching them do the work. J'oopi She duels the three magnaguards, whom stab her with their electrostaffs. J'oopi She takes the pain, before catching them by surprise with a swift lightsaber throw, slicing them all in half. Roark and the last three clones, having retreat, finish off the magnaguards to be certain. As Roark and the three clones retreat to a cliff, J'oopi She holds back battle droids and super battle droids, giving herself time to retreat. Cad Bane watches the Jedi flee with pleasure, knowing he has her right where he wants her...

J'oopi She manages to rendezvous with Roark in a cave. Roark hands her a hologram, and J'oopi She uses it to contact the Jedi Temple. Inside the temple are Anakin Skywalker, Kit Fisto, Obi-Wan Kenobi and Ahsoka Tano. J'oopi She says "General's. We are trapped here with so few of us left. We must have support, now!" and Fisto replies "Do not worry, Master She. Kenobi and I will leave with a Clone force immediately!" Once J'oopi She's hologram disappears, Anakin says to Obi-Wan "You sure you don't need me, Master?" and Obi-Wan replies "I should be fine, nothing I can't handle." Anakin and Ahsoka watch as Obi-Wan and Kit Fisto leave the control room...

Friday, 4 November 2011

My Clone Wars Stories Episode 108: Mission Failed

Characters: Pablo-Jill, Anakin Skywalker, Ahsoka Tano, ARC Trooper Rex, ARC Trooper Fives, Commander Appo, 501st Clone, Battle Droids, Super Battle Droids, Grapple Droids.

Narration: "Rescued! Having killed Separatist leader Ogor Ogror and freed Master Pablo-Jill, the Republic forces now try to escape! However, with the forces split up, can they all get out alive?"

Anakin Skywalker, Rex, Fives and Appo easily destroy a group of Battle Droids that attack them, providing no test for them. As they take a break, Fives points to Rex's helmet and asks "What's up with the helmet? What did you do to it?" and Rex replies "I felt this one was wasteful, so I merged the best bits of it with my phase 1 helmet, and that's how I have this helmet." Anakin, Rex, Fives and Appo then continue on their way. Ahsoka Tano, Pablo-Jill and the 501st Clone walk through the lower depths of the flagship. They are attacked by Super Battle Droids, who shoot down the 501st Clone, sending him down into the water stream. Despite the loss, Ahsoka and Pablo-Jill defeat the Super Battle Droids, and move on. Once they reach the main water part. they are ambushed by a couple of Grapple Droids. Ahsoka tries to defend herself. Pablo-Jill, being selfless, charges in front of Ahsoka and cries "I'll protect you!" and duels the Grapple Droids. While he manages to destroy one, sending it into the water stream, the other one chokes him to death, before smashing Pablo-Jill out of the frigate, and into space. Ahsoka is unerved by Pablo-Jill's death, but fights anyway. Ahsoka defeats the Grapple Droid, after she forced jumped over it, and cut it in half from behind, before stabbing it's top half. Ahsoka continues on, looking for Anakin...

Ahsoka destroys several Super Battle Droids that get in her way as she heads for the hangar. Meanwhile, Anakin, Rex, Fives and Appo place explosives around the frigate, before heading back to the gunship. At the gunship, Anakin finds Ahsoka. Anakin asks "Where is Master Pablo-Jill?" and Ahsoka replies "I'm sorry, Master. He is dead." Anakin says "This is not a good day for the Jedi." Once the gunship is a safe distance from the flagship, Anakin detonates the explosives, but more explosives than Anakin counted blows up. "I thought there would be a better chance of exploding it, if I placed explosives in the water stream." Anakin smiles and says "Good thinking. That certainly helped it explode even more." The mission ends in failure, with the death of Pablo-Jill...

Next-time: Cad Bane is after Jedi again. Waxer and Boil return! Can Obi-Wan Kenobi finally get one over Bane? Next-time, on the arc "Cad Bane Attack"!

My Clone Wars Stories Episode 107: Separatist Ship

Characters: Pablo-Jill, Anakin Skywalker, Ahsoka Tano, ARC Trooper Rex, ARC Trooper Fives, Commander Appo, 501st Clones,Ogor Ogror, Battle Droids, Super Battle Droids, Destroyer Droids, Clone Pilots.

Narration: "Siege upon a flagship! A Republic force led by Anakin Skywalker and Ahsoka Tano, boards a Separatist ship looking to rescue Master Pablo-Jill! With Pablo-Jill being tortured regularly, Can Anakin and Ahsoka save him?"

As Anakin Skywalker and his strike team continue on, he receives a transmission and says "Yes?" One of the Clone pilots says to him "Good news, sir. We have the space battle won, all Separatist ships are destroyed." Anakin replies "Good work. We should have Master Pablo-Jill rescued soon." Anakin Skywalker hears the sound of torture going on, and he and Ahsoka Tano lead the burst into the torture room, followed by Rex, Fives and Appo. Ogor Ogror is having too much fun to notice anything, until Anakin sneaks up and stabs Ogror from behind, sending him tumbling to the ground, while Appo turns the torture switch off. As Anakin helps Pablo-Jill to his feet, Pablo-Jill says "My lightsaber. It's over there." Ahsoka goes to where he pointed, and retrieves his lightsaber. Ahsoka gives it back to Pablo-Jill. "Thank you, young Tano" says Pablo-Jill. Ahsoka looks a bit flattered or taken aback by what Pablo-Jill called her, as no one called her "young Tano" before. As they leave the torture room, Super Battle Droids arrive and shoot at them. As the three Jedi run off, a 501st Clone with a z-6 rotary cannon fires loads of bolts to provide cover, distracting the droids, before joining the others. They are quickly ambushed, leaving Rex, Fives and Appo to take on Super Battle Droids, 501st clones against Battle Droids, and Ahsoka, Anakin and Pablo-Jill against Destroyer Droids. Several 501st clones are killed in the skirmish, leaving just one remaining. Pablo-Jill slices up a Destroyer Droid, while Anakin and Ahsoka together use the force to crush it, which bemuses Pablo-Jill, as he sees that as a dark side move, and tells them so. "Anything to win the battle" Ahsoka says to Pablo-Jill, while behind them, Rex, Fives and Appo have dealth with the Super Battle Droids. An explosion occurs within the frigate, and they are forced to split up. Anakin, Rex, Fives and Appo heading one way, with Ahsoka, Pablo-Jill and the last 501st Clone heading towards the water system...

Ahsoka and Pablo-Jill walk through the hallways with the 501st Clone behind them. Pablo-Jill asks "How do you find Master Skywalker? What are his methods like?" and Ahsoka replies "He is unconventional, and always wants to win, no matter the cost." Pablo-Jill then asks "If not for the war, what else would you have done?" and Ahsoka replies "Meet up with a friend of mine, but he is deceased now." Pablo-Jill decides he has reached a touchy subject, and they, along with the 501st Clone, walk on in peace. Elsewhere, Anakin slices up a Super Battle Droid that was about to cream Rex, while Appo does the same for Anakin. Fives uses a thermal detonator to blow up the remaining Super Battle Droids. "We must regroup with the others. Let's keep going!" says Anakin, aware that the mission could so easily go wrong now...

My Clone Wars Stories Episode 106: Jedi Rescue

Characters: Pablo-Jill, Anakin Skywalker, Ahsoka Tano, ARC Trooper Rex, ARC Trooper Fives, Commander Appo, 501st Clones, Separatist Ogor Ogror, Battle Droids, Super Battle Doids, Destroyer Droids, Nemoidian Aides, Admiral Yularen, Clone Pilots.

Narration: "Jedi captured! Jedi Master Pablo-Jill has been captured and is held aboard a Separatist flagship! Now, Jedi Anakin Skywalker prepares a rescue team to launch a mission to rescue Pablo-Jill!"

Admiral Yularen stares at the Separatist flagship on his scopes warily, knowing of the critical importance of rescuing Master Pablo-Jill, as another Jedi loss could prove critical in the war. The bridge doors open, and Yularen is joined by Anakin Skywlker and Ahsoka Tano. "Yularen, make sure to keep an eye on that flagship. If all goes wrong, we'll need a quick getaway" and Yularen replies "Yes, General Skywalker. I will have the ship ready for departure at any time!" Anakin and Ahsoka head down to the hangar, where all the clones are waiting. "Looks like you're now an ARC, eh Rex?" says Fives. Rex tells him "Like I say, Fives, experience outranks everything." Anakin is greeted by his new first-in command, Commander Appo. "All ready for this assignment, General Skywalker!" Appo tells him. As Ahsoka follows Anakin and Appo, she says to herself "Great, another enthusiastic Clone hoping to impress." Anakin tells all the clones to listen, and says "Alright, this is important mission. Another Jedi loss means a big chance we will lose the war, we must save as many Jedi as possible." Rex asks "A straight rescue, sir? Sneak in, and rescue the Jedi?" Anakin says "Not quite, Captain- ARC trooper Rex. We have to blow up the flagship as well." Anakin, Ahsoka, Rex, Appo, Fives and several 501st clones board a gunship, while more 501st clones and clone pilots board ARC-170 starfighters. The ARC-170's go first, and immediately get into a space battle with vulture droids. Both sides suffer losses, while the Republic gunship with Anakin's team sneaks towards the flagship...

Onboard the flagship, Ogor Ogror says to his Nemodian aides "I want my torture instruments set up. I want some fun with this Jedi", but forgets that he is in Pablo-Jill's cell, and the Jedi heard everything he said. Meanwhile, the Republic gunship lands on the frigate. As Battle Droids, Super Battle Droids and Destroyer Droids surround the gunship, the Republic forces burst out and attack. Rex feels slightly weird seeing Appo hanging around Anakin as his first-in command, a lot like Rex used to do. Rex clears his thoughts, and eliminates several Battle Droids. When the Destroyer Droids raise their shields, Anakin signals, and a 501st Clone brings up a rocket launcher and blows them away. Anakin and Ahsoka slice up the Super Battle Droids, while Appo, Fives and Rex take out the Battle Droids. Moving further on, they are confront by a squad of Battle Droids in the hallway, but defeat them, and keep moving. In the torture room, Ogor Ogror tortures Pablo-Jill, who wonders if he will ever be rescued...