Arms trough the galaxy

The chamber was a high-ceilinged room, its ornate Naboo architecture contrasting sharply with the grim makeshift defenses hastily constructed by the defenders. The room has two entrances, a grand double door at one end of the hall and a smaller side door at the opposite end. The defenders had just ten minutes to prepare for an onslaught of OOM battle droids. This defenses consist upturned tables, furniture, and statues to create cover, they have also place a couple of Booby Traps in the doors. The room was eerily quiet, save for the heavy breathing of the defenders. Then, a sharp, mechanical clatter signals the arrival of the first wave of OOM battle droids. Max group crouch behind their barricades, FN FAL rifles at the ready. The heavy bren gun, manned by a veteran sharpshooter, sits atop a sturdy box. As the droids breach the entrance, a grenade tripwire explodes, shredding the first ranks. The mercenaries open fire in disciplined bursts, the sharp crack of their rifles mixing with the rhythmic thunder of the bren gun. Sparks fly as droids collapse under the relentless hail of bullets. Smoke and blaster bolts fill the air, but the group holds firm. At the side door The royal guards, line up with precision behind the barricade. Their training and discipline shine as they pick off droids with their blaster. The second bren gun, positioned behind the main barrier, unleashes suppressing fire, cutting down ranks of advancing droids. When the side door is breached, a second grenade tripwire detonates, obliterating a squad of droids.

Wave after wave of OOM battle droids pour into the room. The mercenaries at the grand entrance begin to run low on ammunition. The bren gunner shouts for magazine as droids press closer, but the mercenaries rally, throwing grenades into the advancing ranks to buy time. At the side door, the royal guards face an even tighter fight. Their blasters grow hot from continuous fire, and they are forced to conserve energy cells. Realizing that they are close to being overwhelmed their last frag grenades are thrown, as they staggered to retreat to secondary barricades closer to the center of the room. At the side door, the bren gun roars until its final magazine is spent. The royal guards form a tight defensive circle, holding the line against the encroaching droids.

But more and more droids keep coming, so preparing for a final stand they drew out their bayonets and vibroknifes for the cqc when all the droid in the room and outside of it suddenly stop and fell, a clear indication that they had lose their command ship in the space.

"It seems that we've won this time, Viper-1 I want you to help the royal guard to pile up all these droids and their blasters. Also any loses on our side?"

"Unfortunetly sir, Viper-3, 7, 11 fell in the caos of battle"

"Very well, retrive their bodys and take them to our ship, after that help to pile things up"

"Yes sir, Vipers let's retrive our comrades from the room and pray for them to find peace in their afterlife"

With the battle end, the command ship destroy, the Viceroy capture and everything resolve I look for the Queen to remind her of our contract.

There she was in her throne with the Viceroy held captive and a holoproyector in front of her showing the image of someone that I had pray to never face, at least for now, Sheev Palpatine. The mastermind behind the plot to remove the jedi from the whole galaxy and convert the Republic into the First Galactic Empire.

"And the Republic shall see that it come to pass, and I swear it as the Chancellor of our glorious republic as well as your dear friend. Oh it seem that you have a visit, we will see soon"

With that I thought of the parade after the victory, but I don't want to have anything to do with that. Thankfully Palpatine didn't saw my face but I'm sure that we will work together in the future, and then it won't matter anymore.

"It's good to see that you have friends in the higher sphere's of the Republic, this way the contract will be more easy to finalize"

"It is good to see you as well, I thought that maybe you have fall creating that distraction for us. But I see that's not the case. The Viceroy is here and he will be hand over to you as describe in the contract as well as all material in the city of Theed and the spaceship that you have taken control and a total of 2.000.000 credits in 4 payments of 500.000"

"Good, then the Viceroy is now under our custody. Also you should send guard to recover the corps of your men, today all of us have lost good men. But I must ask where are the jedi that were with you on Tatooine as well as the little kid"

"I've yet to know what has happend with the jedi, before we separated they were fitghing againts another of them but with a red saber. As for Ani, he should be here soon, he has been the hero today"

And right after finishing a guard appear with a lack of breath throught the stairs. "My Queen, the Jedi Master Qui-Gonn Jinn has fallen in battle againt the unknow jedi. His padawan Obi-Wan request that a call must be made to the Jedi Temple in Coruscant"

After hearing this all my worries that the cannon may have deviated vanish and a frown crept to my face knowing what would happen in the years to come. 'My plans may need to be adjust'

"This aren't my affairs, this way Viceroy" I said with a motion of my hand, indicating for him to follow me.

Whatever happens next was not my concern, the only thoughts in my head were what to do and how to perfectionate my plans for the future.