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Qui-Gon Jinn, The marauder, Naboo

"FOR THE BLOOD OF OUR FATHERS, FOR THE FUTURE OF OUR CHILDREN, WE WILL FIGHT AGAINST INJUSTICE IN THE GALAXY UNTIL OUR LAST BREATH," shouted the general, an elderly human, with evidently Mandalorian armor, with green plates and a black cloak, with gray hair and an eye patch, in his hand he carried a plasma hand cannon that Qui-Gon had never seen,  However, the force resonated loudly within the weapon, for some reason

"TO DIE ON OUR FEET, RATHER THAN TO LIVE ON OUR KNEES," all the soldiers replied decisively

"WE WILL SEND THE GRUBS BACK TO THEIR PUTRID PLANET AND FREE OUR BROTHERS FROM NABOO, FOR GAIA PRIME!" FOR KING HAROLD!” roared the general, at the same time that the soldiers began to board the drop ships

Left alone, the Jedi and his Padawan approached the general

"General Price," Qui-Gon greeted politely

The old man looked at the Jedi suspiciously and growled

"Jedi, my king's orders were simple, he told me you will go down with us but don't get involved in our fight," said the old man

Obi-Wan frowned, but Qui-Gon simply nodded and replied

"That's right, our mission is to hunt a particular individual, we believe he will be on the battlefield or inside the city, while you and your soldiers carry out his orders, we will go to our target, we will not meddle, I promise you," said the Jedi

The old man looked at Qui-Gon for a few moments, until he simply nodded

"I like you Jedi, you are not like the rest of the stupid people in your order, that's fine, you will go down with us to hell, I will bring you as close as possible to the city, and as my king says, may the Lady's blessing be with you"

And without waiting for an answer, the old man put on his helmet and began to give orders in the colossal hangar of the king's ship, everyone was preparing for the fight

And then it happened

A female voice was present, speaking through the ship's systems

"Start the attack, FOR GAIA PRIME AND FOR KING HAROLD!" shouted the voice of the ship mistress, Sarina

All the soldiers and support personnel in the hangar screamed loudly, at the same time as the ships began to warm up engines

"Come on, young Padawan," Qui-Gon ordered, following where the general had gone

Halfway through, however, the light side of the force roared, powerful and gallant, overwhelming both Master and Padawan alike, forcing them both to kneel on the ship

A second later, the Marauder roared, it was evident that the space battle had begun

"VERY GOOD LADIES! FLEET MISTRESS HAS BEGUN THE ATTACK AGAINST THE SCUM, NOW IT'S OUR TURN, WE HAVE A VECTOR, WE FALL INTO THEED, GET READY” roared the old man, as he boarded a ship, being followed by Qui-Gon and Obi-Wan

Cautiously, the Jedi master asked

“The battle has just begun, is the descent vector safe?”

The general simply nodded and replied

"Yes, our fleet is powerful and with the Lady's blessing, King Harold is wreaking havoc on the enemy lines, you'll see," promised the old man, at the same time that the cabin was pressurized and they shot off into space, heading for the planet

Qui-Gon approached the cockpit, being stunned by what he saw

The tens of thousands of battle droids, being completely slaughtered by Harold's fighters, however, that wasn't the truly amazing thing

The droids collided with each other, some firing at their own allies or simply missing all shots at Harold's ships

"Battle meditation," whispered Obi-Wan, completely dumbfounded at what he was witnessing.

And Qui-Gon couldn't blame him, after all, he could barely believe it

Battle meditation was a technique of the light side of the Force and only people who possessed a great connection as well as a titanic willpower could execute it without dying in the attempt

That Harold Potter could perform it was incredibly disturbing, but at the same time, a relief

On the one hand, it spoke of the incredible power of the young king, as well as his deep connection to the light side of the force

However, Qui-Gon knew perfectly well that Harold was also quite influenced by the dark side too

So, were the temple teachings wrong? All Jedi files emphasize that a person influenced by the dark side cannot execute this powerful technique

And here was Harold, defying millennia of knowledge, just by existing

"Entering the atmosphere, anti-aircraft defenses detected within the city, we will land on the prairies," the pilot reported

"GET READY LADIES, WE'RE GOING DOWN TO HELL," roared the general through his communicator, at the same time that the clouds of Naboo began to be seen

"You will have to walk to the city Jedi, the air defenses batteries are strong, and our king will not authorize an orbital attack in a civilian area, your duty will be to eliminate those defenses, I will assign you a group of soldiers to cover your back,” said the old man

Qui-Gon simply raised an eyebrow in amusement and responded with sarcasm

"I thought you didn't want us to intrude?" the sufficiency in the teacher's voice was more than evident

The general snorted, but there was amusement on his face

"So, you can have fun, well known, I will assign a battalion of Ravens to give you support, you won't see them, but they will watch your back, their task will be to eliminate the air defenses, and yours..." at that point Qui-Gon interrupted

"To be the distraction, I understand" at the same time that he rolled my eyes

The general laughed loudly and grabbed Qui-Gon by the shoulders

"HAHA I like you Jedi, now, we have clinkers to destroy and grubs to hunt"

At that moment, the pilot's voice was present

"We landed, good luck guys" and the doors opened

"COME ON, COME ON," shouted the old man, at the same time that he began to run out of the ship

At the same time that hundreds of dropships did the same

But that didn't interest Qui-Gon, the Sith was on the planet, that was evident and something told him that it was a matter of time before he found them again

Now they only can wait

B1T-CH, Command Ship

"We've penetrated the armor commander, the lower models and their flesh masters don't know of our presence," spoke the robotic voice of Gaia Prime's stealth assault company

In short, special forces, a job that, with the exception of King Harold, only a droid could do

"Perfect, you already know the orders of the supreme, group B locate the servers and extract as much information as possible, Sarina's troops are taking the station, they will be our distraction" B1T replied with a robotic voice, but with a feminine nuance

“Roger commander” and the Elite group split, one part heading towards the servers and the other towards the command center

“These models are rubbish, controlling the command center and we have total control of the entire navy, why does our glorious king need these gadgets? We are infinitely superior," one of the droids claimed to her commander

B1T looked at her subordinate and replied

"Information, our glorious ruler estimates that it will not be the first time that we face the federation, and he wishes to study his ships for future confrontations."

B1T watched the lights from the droid's optical receivers change color, accepting the answer

"A logical answer, our ruler is wise, it's a pity that he is flesh and blood, I wouldn't mind exchanging binary code with him" she said with amusement

B1T did not respond to such insolence, preferring to concentrate on the orders of her king, the one who had given her so much, a second chance, saving her from the scrap dealers in the sands, the one who had given her real consciousness, not a simple illusion of programming, a new and powerful body, with magical metal and fun toys and most importantly

His sisters of battle, the shadows of the king, as everyone called them colloquially

A title they bore with great honor

The shadows were totally loyal to Harold Potter, obeying his orders without question, and the orders of the supreme had been clear

Information

Fleet Master Sarina would "take" the station in the conventional way, giving the shadows the window of time to infiltrate and take over the command center

And obviously, the supreme could not trust anyone but his shadows for such an important task

Something she and her sisters treasured, after all, they all knew that, to King Harold, they were not disposable

Was this the love that Sarina talked about so much?

B1T didn't know it, but curiosity existed inside his identity chip

Alas, those thoughts weren't important now, they had a mission, after all

"Activate stealth mode," he ordered, at the same time that all the droids obeyed, making them go unnoticed in the station and with a jump, they all anchored themselves to the ceiling, starting the operation

During the exploration of the ship, the sisters realized that the fleet was tearing the Federation to pieces, the intervention of the Supreme with the Lady's blessing had eliminated the enemy's numerical advantage, the vulture droids had fallen, and the Marauder was destroying the ships defending the station, at the same time that more and more boarding parties made an appearance

"Sarina is especially sadistic today, I wonder what put her in such a good mood," asked C2, one of her sisters

B1T responded

“Apparently, the supreme reaffirmed his authority over the fleet mistress before the attack”

The squad passed through a patrol, listening in on several conversations of low-ranking grubs

"We didn't expect this kind of resistance, what the hell is that fucking ship made of? Nothing we throw knocks down their shields and their weapons pierce our frigates as if they were paper," roared a cowardly larva as they looked for a place to hide

“I don't know, but it's inevitable that the station will fall, we should surrender, a fine and we'll be back in Neimoidia in a couple of months” both beings laughed

But not for long

Sending a code through the closed channel, B1T ordered his sisters to annihilate the larvae, the orders had been clear, the station was to be taken and the commander captured, but all the other larvae... they were shooting tests for the troops

An order that everyone was willing to carry out, knowing that the disgusting Neimodians had taken the planet's population to concentration camps, for their next sale as slaves to the Hutts

B1T knew that the larvae's days were numbered

Furtively, all the shadows reached the command center, where the commander kept shouting the same thing over and over again

“STOP THAT FUCKING DREADNOUGHT” at the same time that the last frigate of the federation was destroyed, giving free passage to the destroyers and the rest of the fleet to the different concentration camps of the planet

"INCOMING TRANSMISSION, COMING FROM THE BATTLESHIP" said one of the cans that called themselves droids

"CUT IT," ordered the arrogant being, however, B1T knew that Sarina would not take no for an answer

"I lost control of the communication systems, transmission started," said the droid

At the same time that the image of Sarina, dressed in her elegant and tight uniform, appeared on the screen, with icy eyes, looking with extreme contempt at the larvae

"A TWI'LEK?" IS A SIMPLE WHORE IS THE ONE WHO ATTACKED MY SHIP?” Roared the imbecile commander, underestimating Sarina

As if, just now, that same "whore" had not torn apart his entire fleet

"B1T, capture this scum, eliminate the rest, they are not necessary," the captain ordered with contained fury

An instant later, the group of shadows leapt from the ceiling, eliminating the droids and all the Neomodian officers, leaving only the commander alive, who, seeing himself completely cornered, simply knelt down like the despicable vermin he was and pleaded

“I surrender, don't kill me” in a pathetic show

B1T simply ordered his sisters

“Take control of the ship and droids on the planet”

Instantly, B1T looked at the screen, where Sarina watched everything with obvious satisfaction

"The ship is ours, what are the orders of the supreme?" B1T inquires

The Twi'lek looked at her and replied

"King Harold will descend to Theed, to coordinate in person the arrest of the Viceroy and to support the general's forces, I imagine he will want a full report on the data of the station"

B1T nodded and replied

"I'll have it ready, for Gaia Prime," said the droid, while beating her chest, an act that Sarina repeated, before cutting off the communication

"Well ladies, we have our orders, we have thousands of Terabytes of information to analyze"

The station had fallen; however, the fighting continued on the surface

Everything was in the hands of the general and the supreme now

Qui-Gon Jinn, City of Theed

The master sighed in annoyance as he finished off another battalion of droids, at the same time that the penultimate of the anti-aircraft defenses exploded

Qui-Gon didn't know who these ravens were, but they were really experts in demolitions, fast and lethal, they had liquidated five of the six anti-aircraft batteries in the city

And the Jedi master hadn't even seen them

His Padawan, on the other hand, seemed to be quite focused on the "spells" he had learned from Harold

"PROTEGO!" shouted Obi-Wan, at the same time that a powerful Force dome appeared, protecting him against the blasters' attacks, a second later, his Padawan threw his saber, guiding him with the Force and finishing off the last droids

Since leaving Coruscant, Obi-Wan had been much more lively, focused and generally in harmony, his techniques were not lacking in decisiveness and his handling of the saber in combat was simply better than a few days ago

That moment of distraction, however, would cost Qui-Gon dearly

The Force warned him of the imminent danger, at the same time that it threw itself to the side, causing the cut of the lightsaber that was aimed at his chest, to hit him in the back, to the side of the stomach, piercing it completely

"AAAAAHHHG," gasped the Jedi, focusing his gaze on the cruel Zabrak, who looked at him with perverse pleasure, using his staff of light, ready to give him the final blow

However...

 The Sith's attention left Qui-Gon for an instant, just in time to dodge the three plasma shots, so powerful that they pierced a steel wall behind the assassin

"We've got your back Jedi, finish off that abomination," a female voice shouted in his communicator from... somewhere on the battlefield

For some reason, Qui-Gon wasn't able to find her with the Force, and apparently, neither was the Zabrak

The Sith looked around furiously, as several high-powered shots besieged his defenses, distracting the Sith long enough for Obi-Wan to finish off the droids

“MASTER! ARE YOU OKAY?” asked the Padawan with obvious concern

Qui-Gon shook his head and replied in annoyance

"I won't be able to fight Obi-Wan, it's all in your hands," the master said lamentably, at the same time that his padawan did something in particular

"I understand master, but I'm afraid it's not your time yet for you to join the Force," said the Padawan with determination, who placed his hand on his master's wound and spoke

"This is a trick that King Harold taught me, I know it will work," Obi-Wan said to himself

"Episkey, Episkey, Episkey," Obi-Wan said aloud, over and over again, and to Qui-Gon's surprise

The Force responded

With some pain, the Jedi master felt his wound begin to close slowly and awkwardly, as the light side of the force flooded him, it was an indescribable sensation

"I'll take care of it, master," said his padawan, as he closed his eyes with determination and walked to the Zabrak, who continued to roar like a beast towards the buildings, where he still did not find his attackers

"It's all yours Jedi, we still have a building to tear down," exclaimed the voice of the one who assumed to be the captain of the ravens

Obi-Wan simply drew his saber, facing in clear defiance the zabrak, who, receiving no more shots, focused on the young Padawan, activating his staff again

Both were preparing for the fight

A moment of silence, and they both threw themselves at each other, blue met red and the Jedi and Sith danced once more, for the first time in over a thousand years

The duel of fates had begun