Chapters Chapter 1: Easy prey
Endor 3 ABY
Forren Storm, operating number TK-1138, was on his post on the Moon Forest Endor. He was in his mid-twenties. He joined the Galactic Empire a few years before the battle of Yavin as a Stormtrooper. He was born and lived on Coruscant.
He tried to spare Civilians as good as he could. He was a Soldier not a murder. And he loved Children regardless of the Species.
“Good. I just cannot wait to see my Family again.”
“Understandable for a Family man. Wait, do you hear that?” There was a sound.
“Ewoks. I hate Ewoks.”
Forren shot at a Ewok with his E-11 blaster rifle. This caused the Ewok to run. “I- is there someone? Please help me,” a voice of a Child said.
“Up here." They saw a pony that was trapped in a catchall in the trees. It had an orange coat, and purple eyes with matching mane.
“How do we get her down from there?” Forren asked.
“I have an Idea.” Tokrin climbed the tree up and cut the net open. The Filly fell but was caught by Forren.
“Thank you. If you hadn’t come, I had ended up as food for those… things.”
“It’s my Job as a Soldier. How’s your name?”
“Scootaloo. My friends call me Scoots. How’s yours?”
“Your armor looks cool. But where am I?”
“You are on the Moon Forest Endor. The Galactic Empire has a base here.”
“Galactic Empire? Never heard of it. Equestria is a peaceful world.” Scoots eyes began to water.
“Is something wrong?” Tokrin asked her worried.
Scootaloo fell on the ground and sobbed, “M-mama, P-papa…”
Forren took his helmet off. “Shh, it’s alright, I promise we will find a way to bring you home.” Tokrin also took his helmet off.
“T-thank you.”
“You want to do WHAT?” Scootaloo asked scared.
The Imperial base wasn’t very far. On the way to it, Tokrin noticed Scootaloo’s wings and Cutie Mark.
“I would like it to try. This is my Cutie Mark. It represents my special talent.” She pointed to her flank. It was a red, pink and purple shield with a wing with a lightning bolt inside it. “Also the magic of Equestria allows me to understand you and you me.”
“Fascinating.” Forren smiled under his helmet. For some reason, she reminded him of his son.
“TK-1138 and THX-421 reporting, Sir.” They saluted him.
Forren answered for her and told Igar how he and Tokrin found her. Igar was a caring commander. He respected his men and his men him. He believed every word and knelled down to her. “You poor little filly. I don’t want to make to sadder but do you want to tell us more about your family and friends?”
“I was born in a village called Ponyville. My father is a Royal Guard, the personal bodyguards of the ruler of Equestria. Equestria is a peaceful world. There were rarely wars. But then the changelings attacked us. They can disguise themselves as pony’s and feed from their love. My father fought in the war. I and my mother prayed every day that he would return alive. In the end, he did and I was overjoyed to see him again.
I have also two friends. Sweetie belle a unicorn and Apple bloom an earth pony. Together we are the Cutie Mark Crusaders who help other pony’s get their Cutie Mark.”
“You told me that you are working for the Galactic Empire. What is that?”
“Wouldn’t dream of it. I won’t report her to Lord Vader. You have my word. Oh, by the way, the Stormy is on her way to pick you up and bring you home. She will be here in one hour.”
Scootaloo relaxed and looked at Igar. “Your officer uniform looks very good.”
Author's Note
My fourth story and yes, i am a fan of Star Wars and the Galactic Empire. Scootaloo will love a ride on the speeder bike for sure as it is like her scooter back home. I also want to thank powerpony for using his OC for this story.here here
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Chapter 2 Fun on the Speeder bike and the Stormy
Chapter 2: Fun on the Speeder bike and the Stormy
Scootaloo walked with Tokrin to his speeder bike. She saw his Blaster pistol. “Tokrin, what is this in your holster?”
Scootaloo was a little nervous as she saw that the speeder bike was floating.
Scootaloo tightened her grip on Tokrin's torso as he started with low speed.
The Speeder bike went faster. Scootaloo laughed, “This is Awesome! It’s like a dream! If Rainbow Dash could see this!”
Forren came and knelled down to Scootaloo, “How was your trip?”
Forren walked with Scootaloo and Tokrin in the Shuttle. It took off and flew to the hanger bay of the Stormy. Scootaloo’s eyes went wide when she looked out of the window and saw the Death Star. “Wow. It’s monstrous.”
Once the Shuttle was landed, Forren and Tokrin reported at the Captain. He had brown hair and blue eyes. “TK-1138 and THX-421 reporting Sir.”
“Thank you Captain Takan. I’m Scootaloo.” She said in a polite and respectful tone.
Forren and Tokrin got with Scootaloo in the Turbolift. “Can I ask who Rainbow Dash is? And how you exactly got here?” Tokrin asked with concern.
Forren patted her mane. “Don’t worry. You can stay with me no matter how long it takes.” Scootaloo smiled again.
“Look out.” A Mouse droid scurried through her legs. “This was a MSE-6 mouse droid. They are used for Maintenance work, messaging or to guide people through the endless corridors of the Imperial capital ships.” Forren explained.
“Reminds me of a Toaster or of a box on wheels.”
“I know. We nicknamed them ‘toaster droids.’" Tokrin chuckled.
They leaded Scootaloo to one of the guest rooms after the tour was over. “You can stay here. The Stormy is my second home. And yours too until we arrive at Coruscant and find your home. So, welcome at your second home.” Forren showed her the guest room.
It had a bed, a holoprojector with a database and the Imperial Holonet. There was also a window that gained a good view. Forren and Tokrin taught her Aurebesh so she could read everything. She was also able to read High Galactic which was not surprising for the Imperials.
Scootaloo used the time she had to read the database. She read all information she could find. How the Empire and the Rebel alliance were founded, what the clone wars were and what the Death Star was. She also read about the Imperial technology like the Imperial Star Destroyer, the TIE-fighter, the TIE-pilots, the Imperial academy, the AT-ST and AT-AT and so on. She found also out that the year was now 3 ABY because in the battle of Yavin, the Rebel Alliance managed to destroy the first Death Star. The battle of Hoth was a great defeat for the Rebels and a great victory for the Empire.
That's a lot of information. Coruscant is a planet that consists of only one giant city? I'm curious how Forrens Family will receive me.
Author's Note
Looks like she had much fun. I know that the Stormtroopers are actually a independent part of the Empire, but as they are the most common Imperials you see in the movies, they're like the standard infantry to me.
Chapter 3 Coruscant and Day of the Empire
Chapter 3: Coruscant and Day of the Empire
Scootaloo had a dream.
“Scootaloo!” a voice called out.
She ran towards her idol. They hugged each other. “Your family was so worried about you.”
“Can I see them, Rainbow?” But of course kid, hop on.” Scootaloo climbed on her back. Rainbow Dash flew to the house of her parents.
Outside, her father waited for her. “Daddy! I missed you!” She hugged him.
They saw a man in black with a cap and a helmet, and a man in a black cloak.
Scootaloo went behind her Dad and Rainbow Dash. “Surrender and we will show mercy.” The man that made the breathing sound said to them.
Vader stretched his arm out. Scootaloo father was stopped in midair and was floating and struggled to get free. Then Vader rammed a red blade in her father’s chest. After a few seconds, his body fell lifeless to the ground. “Daddy! NO!”
“Don’t worry Scoots, I protect you.” Rainbow Dash stood protectively in front her.
Vader raised his hand again. Rainbow Dash gasped for air and grabbed her throat.
“Rainbow Dash!” Vader’s Master walked towards Scootaloo. She crawled backwards until she was trapped.
At that moment, Scootaloo woke up from her dream with a loud gasp. She breathed heavily and cold sweat was on her forehead.
“Scootaloo, we heard you yelling, is everything alright?”
“Just a bad dream, Forren.” Small tears formed in Scootaloo’s eyes. Forren wrapped her in a hug and slowly rocked her back and forth.
Scootaloo nodded and cried herself to sleep. In the bed room of Forren and Tokrin, Forren gently took her into his bed. “I have a Son already, but she is like a daughter to me.”
Time went lost whatever he was on the Stormy. But they had reached Coruscant. The planet looked so beautiful. Scootaloo was still asleep. Tokrin had already left.
“Scootaloo, wake up, my dear,” He said in her ear. She yawned.
“Yes it is Sweetheart. But when you see the city, you will be surprised how beautiful it will be.”
In the canteen, Tokrin had already ordered Breakfast for them. Scootaloo had some pancakes and a glass of juice. Tokrin and Forren had some bread. “Those pancakes tasted great.”
They got into a Sentinel-shuttle that brought them into the city. Scootaloo’s eyes went wide. “Wow. The city is really impressive. Canterlot is nothing compared to this.”
“Yes it is. The Imperial palace is the tallest building on the planet and in Imperial City.
At his home, Forren opened the Door. His was greeted by his Son, “Daddy! I missed you!” he hugged him.
“Hello again Miko. How long has it been? Half a year?” They kissed. Scootaloo smiled. It reminded her when her father and mother were reunited when the war was over.
“I have also a guest. Scootaloo, would you come in please?” She obeyed.
“Hello Mrs. Storm, I’m Scootaloo.”
“Where did you found her?”
She looked over to her with tears in her eyes. Scootaloo was playing with Ray and they both eat an Uj cake.
“Thank you, my dear wife. What happened while I was gone?”
Scootaloo enjoyed her meal. Spice Bread. “This is delicious! The cake tasted also very good and sweet. You’re a good cook Miro.”
She blushed. “Thanks for the compliment. Should I tell you how I met my husband?”
Forren was a recruit on the Imperial academy in Curamelle the capital of Corulag. He was chatting with Tokrin when he heard a cry for help. “Let’s investigate that.” “Yes Forren, I’m right behind you.” They followed the noise, until they saw a young woman, who was molested by some men. “Please, I don’t have anything I could give you!” The tallest men slapped her. “Shut up! We want to see our money or you will deal with the consequences!” He was about to slap her again. “Freeze!” Forren pointed his rifle at him. He had set his rifle to stun. “Or what? Shoot? You Stormtroopers can’t hit anything.” “Oh yeah? Watch this!” Before the men could react, Forren hit them all. “TK-1138 reporting in, we have a situation.” “Copy that, a Squad has been dispatched to your location.” “Are you hurt?” Forren checked her. “No, I’m alright. Thank you for saving me mister…” “Storm. Forren Storm. I hate pirates and criminals. They’re scum like the Rebels.” “I’m Miro.” She lifted his helmet to kiss him. He and Miro blushed. She left after the Squad arrived to arrest the criminals. “Looks likes she got a crush on you Forren,” Tokrin commented.
“…After that we were dating and married after some time and got our boy.”
“You can sleep in my bed,” Ray answered Scootaloo.
Scootaloo yawned, “Alright, fine.” Miro carried her to the bed. She was too tired to resist. Miro tucked her and Ray in.
Scootaloo had already drifted to sleep and hugged the plushie Stormtrooper in her sleep that Miro made for Ray after his father left for Duty.
Ray didn’t mind that Scootaloo used his plushie. It was understandable for him, since Scootaloo was separated from her parents.
Scootaloo woke up in the morning. She yawned and stretched herself. Oh, I hope that Ray didn’t mind that I used his plushie, She thought after she noticed that Ray was already up and she was holding the plushie. She blushed in embarrassment.
“Good morning, Scootaloo. I made you Breakfast.” Ray walked in with a Breakfast Board. On it were some pancakes and a glass of juice. “That’s very nice from you Ray.” She ate her breakfast.
“Ray, I can’t accept this.” “You know Scootaloo; you’re already like a sister for me. And I will do anything I can, to make your stay comfortable. My parents taught me always to be friendly towards guests. The Story of your father reminds me when my father left.”
He hugged her to cheer her up as she cried a little.
“Thanks, I needed that.”
“Good morning, Scootaloo. Did you sleep well?” Forren smiled at her.
They showed Scootaloo the Galactic Museum, the Galactic Opera House and any other sights Coruscant had to offer. The time went fast and it was evening.
At a Viewing platform Forren asked, “And, what do you think of Coruscant?”
Music started to play. TIE-fighters were in parade formation. AT-ST’s and Imperial troop carriers passed by. The music came to a climax.
“Citizens of Coruscant. I’m Emperor Palpatine.” A voice could be heard through loudspeakers and a man be seen on a big screen. The crowd applauded.
“The Empire is on the verge of success. Soon, Peace and Order will be restored to throughout the galaxy. Even now, our capable forces, led by Darth Vader are striking back at the Rebel insurgents. Long live the Empire!”
Palpatine raised his arms and fireworks started. Scootaloo clapped her hoofs in applause. “Awesome! And impressive!”
Scootaloo let out a yawn. Ray too. “Looks like someone is tired. Time to go home,” Miro smiled.
Back home, Scootaloo drank some hot chocolate with Ray. They were drawing together in Ray’s room.
The first pony was a stallion with a white coat with red mane and tail. He had a yellow circle as Cutie Mark. The word “Daddy” was under him. Next to him was the word “mommy” with a mare who had an orange mane and tail and a torquiest coat but Scootaloo was fallen asleep before she could draw her mother further.
The next pony was a mare with blue coat, magenta eyes and a rainbow colored mane. She had the word “sister.” Next to her were two fillies.
“We must hang up this on the fridge.” Miro went into the kitchen with the picture while Forren tucked the kids into bed.
He joined his wife in the bed. “It breaks my heart how much she miss her parents and friends.”
In the morning, Forren woke up. Miro was already gone. Forren heard how she was working on something. He decided to look after the children. They were still asleep.
“Ray, Scootaloo, time to wake up.”
After a good breakfast, Miro showed Scootaloo her work. “Scootaloo, I have a surprise for you. Close your eyes.” She obeyed.
“Open your eyes.”
“Glad to hear that you’re like it. I had the Idea after I saw your picture.”
The Doorbell rang. It was Tokrin. “Sorry to interrupt. But Captain Ian wants to see you both. He has an Idea how we can find Scootaloo’s home.”
“Good. Sorry, my dear wife and Son, I thought we had more time.”
“So what’s the plan?” Forren asked.
An officer interrupted them, “Sorry to bother you Sir, but Lord Vader wants to inspect the Stormy.”
Forren could only say one thing, “I have a bad feeling about this.”
Author's Note
There, I used one of the most famous lines of Star Wars.
Chapter 4 Meet Lord Vader
Chapter 4: Meet Lord Vader
“L-lord Vader is coming here?” “Scootaloo was scared.
Forren brought Scootaloo to her room. It didn’t take long, until he and Tokrin had to report at the hanger bay. They stood both at attention. An alarm could be heard.
Ian was nervous and so were Forren and Tokrin as the Shuttle of Lord Vader arrived.
“Lord Vader, it’s a pleasure and honor to see you on my ship.”
“Alert! Breach on the detention level! Nearby Squads are ordered to stop the escaped prisoners!” An officer and an alert could be heard through a P.A. System.
“Captain, I want them alive.”
Forren had other plans however. He wanted to make sure that Scootaloo is safe. At the guest room he saw her scared. “Forren, I don’t want to die!”
Just as the door was closed, the Rebels came around the corner. “Stormtroopers! Blast them!” A Rebel shouted.
Forren got to cover. A Stormtrooper was hit and let out a certain scream .
“TK-1138 reporting in, the Rebels have been stopped.”
“F-forren?” She looked up still crying.
“No, Scootaloo, I’m still in one piece.” He wrapped his arms around her.
Forren wiped a tear out of her eye. “Don’t worry, those Rebel troopers were no match for us. Besides, I will defend you with my life. I could never forgive myself if something happens to you.” He tried to comfort her.
“I understand that you leaved me here for my own protection. But you’re the only one that is there for me.”
“But I want you to be there for me Forren.” He could tell that she had spent a lot of time with her father and that he reminded her of him.
She looked with fear at the stunned Rebels. “Did you…” She asked with fear.
“Who is that little girl?” Lord Vader asked. Scootaloo hide behind Forrens back.
“Oh, Lord Vader. Err… Its take your daughter to work day and I know… I’m sorry for bringing her; you know my wife says I never see her… I must admit she’s right. Do you have kids?” He sighed, “I probably get fired for this, but screw it.” Forren said the last words very quiet and took Scootaloo’s hoof. “I love my daughter!”
Lord Vader was standing still for a few seconds before he held his fist to his chest. “That really hits me where I live.” Then he choked a Rebel trooper that had recovered from the stun shot. “What have you done with that component? Forren here, never sees his daughter because of people like you.” Then there was the same cracking sound Scootaloo had heard in her dream.
“I’m so sorry you had to see that.” Vader let the now dead Rebel go. “Are you having fun being at work with your father?” Vader looked at Scootaloo who whimpered in fear.
Vader laughed, “I know I’m scary.” Then he leaved with the prisoners. “Can’t believe he bought that. But now time for chocolate.” Forren smiled at Scootaloo to cheer her up. She returned the smile.
In the canteen, the cook gave her the cup. “There you go little one, a cup of hot chocolate.”
She enjoyed it with great pleasure. Tokrin came in. “Sorry to bother you two, but we have order to assist the Imperial forces at Abridon.” Scootaloo knew what that meant.
Just as the doors of the shuttle were about to shut, a Turbulence came. It was strong enough to cause Scootaloo to lose her balance and fell into the shuttle.
Author's Note
Another chapter done. What would be Star Wars without the wilhelm scream?video , I coudn't help myself back then when I had written it.
About Abridon, My first RTS was Empire at War but I also played Force Commander, both good games. I was stuck at the first Abridon mission. Let's hope the battle ends quick.
Chapter 5: Abridon
Scootaloo stood up. “Forren? Where are you?” She looked around. A door opened and a Stormtrooper banged his head on it.
Forren clenched Scootaloo protectively as the shuttle was going down.
Forren slowly regained consciousness. The shuttle was on fire. Scootaloo was still unconscious but unharmed. Forren was buried under debris. The other Stormtroopers died in the crash. “Forren, are you alright?” Tokrin limped and coughed a bit.
They leaved the wreck. “Why is Scootaloo here?” Tokrin asked with concern.
A troop carrier stopped by. “Forren! Man, I’m glad to see you! Where are the others?” A Stormtrooper asked that stepped out of the carrier. “We lost them in the crash.”
“Ah that’s better. Now, we are under the command of General Brenn Tantor. His orders are to capture the command center of the Rebels. Since our shuttle crashed, we missed out most of the battle. This will be the final stand.”
“Good. Scootaloo, you stay here.”
"Well, yes." They had a happy conversation
The command center was heavily defended by Rebel troopers, tanks and anti-infantry and anti-vehicle turrets. Forren was fighting a Heavy Rebel trooper. He waited behind cover until the trooper stopped firing, then threw a grenade. The trooper stumbled from it. Forren used this to finish him off. AT-AT’s took care of the turrets.
“Storm the command center!” Brenn ordered via comlink.
“Yes, Sir!” Inside, the Stormtroopers had to fight Rebel troopers, Heavy troopers and civilians. With their heavy blasters, the Heavy troopers quickly wiped the Stormtroopers out. Only Forren and Tokrin were left.
“We’re taking heavy fire, Sir! Need backup!”
After a while, reinforcements arrived. With them, the Rebels were overrun. “TK-1138 reporting in, the rebel base is secured.”
After a heavy battle, Forren looked after Scootaloo. “Forren! You’re back!” She hugged him while he rubbed her head.
On the way to the shuttle, they saw a fallen Rebel trooper, his back against a wall, a blaster pistol on the ground, next to his right hand. Scootaloo looked at him in disgust. Suddenly, he raised his blaster and shot Scootaloo in the chest. She fell to the ground with a cry of pain. “Blast him!” The Stormtroopers reacted instantly. He was screened with blaster shots as he fell over to the side, the blaster slipped out of his hand. “Rebel Scum!” Forren was in rage, firing a few more shots to make sure the rebel was dead this time.
“F-Forren…” Scootaloo’s weak voice brought him out of his rage.
Forren took his helmet off and knelled down to the wounded filly. She was still conscious. “Don’t worry, you going to be fine.”
“Forren… If I should not make it… tell my family and friends… I love them…” She lost consciousness.
“We must get her to the infirmary!” Forren gently picked her up.
“Thank you, Sir. Please Scootaloo, hold on. Don’t die.” Forren prayed that she would make it.
Author's Note
Damn you, Rebel Scum! Why would you play dead to hurt a child?!
That was based on the end scene of the intro of Force Commander
Chapter 6: Recovery
Back on the Stormy, Scootaloo was brought by Imperial medics to the infirmary.
A 2-1B Medi droid was treating her. “She’s need to stay in a bacta-tank for a while. But I’m to 99% sure that she will survive.”
Days passed, turned into weeks. Forren however, never left Scootaloo's side. Every one of the crew, including Miro and Ray, gave his condolences and wished her a quick recovery.
For Forren happened one of his worst thought. That his family got hurt or killed. Sure, his wife and Son were always worried about his safety when he was on duty, but Forren was a battle-tested Soldier and had survived many battles. For him, it was much worse, that his Family got killed or hurt when he was on Duty. Scootaloo was no exception. Since the day he found her, he saw her already as a member of his family.
Ian walked in. “Sir?”
“Thank you, Sir.”
The droid interrupted them, “I have good news. She’s responding well to the medication. She’s out of danger.”
While the filly was in the tank, she had a dream.
She did some kind Rap battle with the man in the black cloak.
"Yo momma is so stupid that even Darth Plagueis can't help her!" The name just pooped in there.
A few Days later, Scootaloo regained consciousness. She was still in the infirmary but no longer in a bacta-tank. Instead, she was on a bed with a warm blanket covering her.
“Shh, calm down. Since you’re finally awake, we can send out the probe droids if you can provide us with information’s.”
“Sir, a message for you,” An officer spoke to Forren. “Yes?”
At this moment Forren collapsed to the ground crying uncontrollably. “Miro… Ray… No…NO!”
“I’m sorry for your loss. But don’t forget: I’m here for you.” She hugged him tightly.
They looked out of the window. Hundreds of probe droids were sent out to the remotest parts of the galaxy with only one goal: Finding Scootaloo’s home.
Author's Note
That's good that she survived. Thanks redsopine for the suggestion with the yo momma fight. That's the best ideas I could come up with but feel free to give me some more to edit.video.
Chapter 8: Pirates!
“Wait! What about Forren? I won’t go without him.” Scootaloo hoped that he was still alive.
Scootaloo feared the worst. “He’s a family man. His family is what is driving him. He has sworn to protect me with his life.”
Forren waited in his cell. He would be executed for working with a Rebel no doubt. But for some reason he could feel that Scootaloo was save. But he was ready to die.
Forren thought what he would say. He knew how cruel the Empire was towards non-humans and traitors. Images of torture flashed through his mind but he didn’t care anymore.
“I’m loyal to the Empire. My shuttle was shot down along with a Rebel transport. I and the Rebel trooper Kevin were the only survivors. Our only chance to survive was to work together.”
“I make you an offer: I will ignore that you worked together with a Rebel. In return you will be now under my command and you will follow my orders.”
“And Scootaloo?” “Since you are wanted to do the right thing, I will abort her execution and will offer her and you not only immunity but also the rights as a citizen of the Empire. You can be proud of your service again. And she can be living as daughter of a proud Soldier of the Empire. Sounds this fair?”
Lord Vader walked in before Forren could give an answer. “Lord Vader, I was about to make him an offer.”
“Lord Vader, I accept the offer. As long as Scootaloo is safe, I will serve the Empire.”
“I sense the force is strong in you. You are force sensitive.” Lord Vader watched the happy moment.
“I am? Guess that was the reason why I felt that you are safe.”
“Yes, young one?” “Thank you for saving and helping me.” Vader could feel that his heart was melting as she hugged his leg. For a short moment, all his hate was gone.
“Let’s go, shall we?” Scootaloo smiled at Forren, happy to see him again.
A Shuttle brought them to the Stormy. Ian expected them already. “Hello again Scootaloo. Lord Vader has already informed me about his support. The Victory Star Destroyer Vampire is waiting for us at nav. Buoy B-0F9.”
She followed Ian to the bridge with Forren. The Stormy came out of Hyperspace. The Vampire could be seen in the distance, but was closing in alarming fast.
“Scootaloo, hold on tight.” Forren knew what Ian would do now.
“Take evasive action!” An alert started. Scootaloo lost her balance but Forren grabbed her with one hand while he held himself with the other.
“It’s alright,” Ian responded.
“What have the pirates?”
All TIEs were launched. The R-41 Starchaser fighters were no problem for the TIE-fighters as the pirates were poorly trained and the fighters had a weak hull and shields.
This was bad. The TIEs were already busy with the pirates In front of the two Star Destroyers. Even if Ian would inform them, they could never reach the other transports in time.
“Hostile boarding parties on all decks!” A Stormtrooper reported.
“Seal off the bridge!”
Scootaloo trembled in fear while the Security personal prepared for a fight. Ian switched the controls to a backup-bridge.
She screamed in fear as one of the pirates grabbed her. Forren tried to stand up but the pain kept him from doing it. He watched helplessly as Scootaloo was brought away.
The TIEs already noticed what was going on but it was too late.
Scootaloo was thrown into a dirty cell. She was scared and cried the entire time. She called out for her mother, her father even Rainbow Dash.
“Don’t worry, little one. I have plans for you. A little ransom should be enough. I’m sure the Empire will pay a lot of credits for you. Maybe even the Rebellion or Admiral Zaarin too.”
Author's Note
Pirate Scum! How dare they to kidnap Scootaloo! But the Empire will strike back!
Chapter 9: Ransom
A few Days passed. The Stormy and the Vampire recovered from the attack. Forren feared the worst. He couldn’t sense where Scootaloo was but could sense her fear.
“TK-1138, THX-421 and TK-115 report on the bridge,” Ian ordered via intercom.
TK-115 real name Varn Langley, one was of the best pilots on the Stormy. Like the rest of the crew, he had sympathy for the filly. He was rarely seen without helmet.
“TK-115, THX-421 and TK-1138 reporting.”Listen carefully. The Rneekii pirates are ransoming Scootaloo to us at a rendezvous point near Kiilimaar. We have agreed to their conditions: an unarmed shuttle will exchange the ransom for the hostage.
We’re permitting one Starfighter escort and you have been selected. You will fly Assault Gunboat Mu 1.
The transfer has been worked out in detail. At the moment it is concluded we have a surprise planned.
The interdictor cruiser Red Claw will arrive precisely 90 seconds after mission start to trap the pirates.
Your primary task will be to disable their transport, than any fighters threating the shuttle.
Red Claw will be accompanied by a pair of ATRs. The cruiser will also launch its own fighters.
Your will be exposed and alone at first and it will be your responsibility to safeguard Shuttle Lambda 1.
You will receive the radio message ‘Full speed to Equestria!’ as your signal to begin the attack. Any Questions, pilot?”
“What is the objective of this mission?”
“What craft I will be flying?”
“You will fly Assault Gunboat Mu 1. 90 seconds after you come out of hyperspace, the interdictor cruiser Red Claw will arrive to trap the pirates. Red Claw will have six TIE-bombers and six TIE-interceptors. A pair of Assault transports (Omega) will accompany the cruiser. For this mission your craft is armed with the standard load of 16 advanced concussion missiles. Also, you will have the new, improved tractor beam.”
“What opposition will there be?”
“Since we destroyed their fleet as they captured the filly, they have only one Lorinar class Strike Cruiser is left. It is capable of carrying one squadron of Starfighters. The Starfighters are R-41 Starchasers, similar in most respects to the Z-95 Headhunter. According to their ransoms demands, five R-41s will escort the transport carrying the filly.”
“That is enough for now, sir. And Forren?”
With that Varn leaved for the hanger bay. The Assault Gunboat was a strong and beautiful ship to fly, but Varn preferred the normal TIE-fighter most of the time he was flying.
He leaved the hanger bay and jumped into Hyperspace.
Scootaloo was now the hostage of the pirates for a few Days. They gave her water and bread, but she was scared to death and was crying without end. Her eyes were already red from it. She just wanted that this nightmare came to an end.
“Stop crying, you little baby. You should be glad. The Empire is ready to pay for your freedom. Soon, you will be together with the Empire.” Bando turned to two of his men. “Get her into a transport.”
Varn leaved hyperspace. “Mu 1, maintain escort position with shuttle Lambda 1.”
Varn maintained his position until the shuttle had docked with the transport.
Once it was complete the signal came. “Full speed to Equestria!”
He had the ion cannon charged and fired. Red Claw was in position. “Imperial scum! Your treachery will be your undoing!” A pirate shouted via comlink.
Varn had no problems to destroy the fighters just like last time at the trap. The other TIEs launched from the Red Claw.
“This is ATR Omega 1, we move in to capture.”
He continued to destroy the R-41s. “Another hostile force has dropped out of hyperspace!” It consisted of 4 Y-wings, 4 T-wings and a Corellian Transport.
Varn destroyed the rest of the R-41s. Then he attacked the Y and T-wings. He was a member of the Secret order of the Emperor. He had order to disable the transport so it could be captured.
“Mu1, mission critical craft under attack.” The T-wings attacked the fighters while the Y-wings attacked the shuttle.
Seeing the battle and the ruse of the Imperials filled Scootaloo with hope. Her eyes, despite her fear, her eyes were wide, as she had never seen such a battle before. The shuttle rumbled and emergency lights went on as the power cut out. Only the red lights provided light. “They disabled us! Don’t worry Scootaloo, we protect you!” one of the shuttle pilots gave her an assuring smile. She returned it weak, yet looked scared out of the window as the Corelian transport came closer.
Varn destroyed the T and Y-wings until the Corelian transport docked with the shuttle.
The door was cut open and hostile pirates stormed the shuttle. They overran the crew. “Please don’t hurt me!” the filly begged, cowering.
Varn disabled it with the ion cannon. “Don’t destroy the Corelian Transport, Captain Ian wants prisoners!”
Now it was time to destroy the cruiser. The cruiser was already weakened by the bombers so it was no problem to destroy it.
“This is Omega 2 commencing capture operation.” Omega 2 docked with the Corelian transport. “Capture operation complete.” Then Varn gave Omega 2 escort until he reached the Red Claw.
“Outstanding, Mu 1, quite a bonus for our little trap. Two for the price of one, eh?”
Varn returned to the Red Claw. On the bridge he asked the Captain, “What have I accomplished?”
“You have ensured the return to the Empire of an extremely important citizen. At the same time, you played a major role in subduing a renegade band of pirates. Congratulations, that’s what this job is all about! Of mixed blessing was the simultaneous trapping of a rival pirate gang led by the crime lord Tarrak. Her forces did some heavy damage to the Red Claw, taking out the cruiser’s hyperdrive. The interdictor is stranded here until a new hyperdrive can be delivered.”
Then Varn talked to a member of the secret order. “Your quick response to the arrival of the Nami raider group ensured the capture of a Corelian transport. Unfortunately, Tarrak was not on board. The good news is that several prisoners were taken and interrogation should reveal the location of their base.” Varn was happy. The mission was a success and Scootaloo was safe. For now.
Author's Note
Another victory for the Empire. I never played Tie-fighter but I loved the soundtrack. Now, let's report to our next mission, shall we?
Chapter 10 Rescue and kidnapping
Chapter 10: Rescue and kidnapping
Varn reported for his next mission. “The interdictor cruiser was badly damaged during our last battle with the pirates. M/CRV Chemeti will deliver replacement parts and pick up the filly and our pirate prisoners. You will fly a barrier patrol around the Red Claw and the corvettes while the docking operations are done. Then you must ensure that the filly is safety evacuated out of the area. You will be assisted by the remaining TIE-bombers and TIE-interceptors from INT Red Claw. The Stormy and the Vampire are en route to come to Red Claw’s aid. They will arrive in 30 minutes. Any Questions?”
What is the objective of this mission?”
“To protect the Red Claw while a pair of modified corvettes from Chemeti squadron picks up the filly and prisoners captured during your last mission. Critical replacements parts for the interdictor’s hyperdrive are being delivered by the corvettes as well. The filly’s safety is of paramount importance, though, and you are to ensure a safe transfer.”
“What craft will I be flying?”
“You will fly Assault Gunboat Nu 1. For this mission your craft is armed with the standard load of 16 advanced concussion missiles. Also, you will have the new, improved tractor beam. Red Claw’s last six TIEs will be on patrol and four more Gunboats from Tau Squadron are due to arrive soon.”
“What opposition will there be?”
“The Rneekii Pirates have all been captured or killed but Tarrak’s group may attempt to rescue. We’ve learned from our captives that the pirates had also negotiated with Zaarin for the filly’s ransom. This suggests that Zaarin may have information concerning the deal we made… maybe even its location! It is possible that the pirates may have been planning some sort of deception of their own involving Admiral Zaarin! We may have not much time before he sends an attack force to this location. As you well know, the greatest threat would be from any TIE-Defenders. In such a circumstance, do your best to protect the corvette that is picking up the filly and escort it to safety.”
“That is enough for now, sir.” Varn leaved again for the hanger bay . The TIE-Defender was one of the best Starfighters of the TIE-series and a serious opponent. Still Varn had destroyed many of Zaarins TIEs in combat.
In space, Varn was on patrol. Chemeti 1 leaved hyperspace. “Chemeti 1 here, Chemeti 2 has been delayed.”
Suddenly 3 TIE-Defenders came out of Hyperspace. Varn went to intercept.
Then Varn intercepted the TIE-Defenders that were attacking the Red Claw. While this battle, Chemeti 1 had docked with Red Claw. After a short battle the docking operation was complete.
Varn had destroyed all TIE-Defenders with the rest of his comrades.
A Utility Tug reloaded Varns Gunboat. Chemeti 1 had entered Hyperspace.
Chemeti 2 came out of Hyperspace along with… Chemeti 1? Something was wrong. Varn knew that after he saw Chemeti 1 again.
“Chemeti here, what is your status Red Claw?”
The strike cruiser launched multiple TIE-Advanced.
After he was resupplied, he attacked the cruiser along with the other Gunboats.
“We’ll try to get Red Claw’s hyperdrive working right away.” After this message Chemeti 2 entered hyperspace meaning that Varns primary mission objectives were completed.
Varn disabled the cruiser with the ion cannon then fired at the cruiser with his laser cannons and torpedoes until it was destroyed.reported to Ian after the battle was over.
“What have I accomplished?”
“You succeeded in seeing the filly to safety. Unfortunately, it was on the wrong ship! We were the victims of a skillful deception that could only have been accomplished by Zaarin or his henchmen. The strike force you defeated must have been intended primary as a distraction. In the heat of the battle, it kept us from looking too closely at the ship that took the filly. Your role in saving the Red Claw from destruction will probably save you from the wrath of Lord Vader. The captain of the Red Claw will not be so lucky.”
“I knew it! After I saw the Chemeti 1 for the second time, I know that something was wrong!” Varn looked at Forren with a guilty expression. “I’m sorry, I couldn’t save her.”
“You did what you could. I just want to know if the captain of the Red Claw was careless or just stupid.”
Lord Vader entered the bridge. “My lord?” Ian bowed respectfully while Forren, Tokrin and Varn stood at attention.
“Rise captain. We maybe lost the filly but you’re still hit the traitor Zaarin hard. Those pirates can’t run forever. I feel soon, they will see the military power of the Empire. You will dispatch probe droids to any known location of pirate and Zaarins activity.”
“Varn, Admiral Thrawn has created a new Starfighter. The Missile Boat. You have the honor to fly it in future battles. With that, we will crush the Rebels and the pirates and make examples of them.”
"Thank you, my lord. I will report to the combat chamber.” He leaved respectfully.
“I will deal with the Captain of the Red Claw myself.” Vader also leaved. Ian, Forren and Tokrin knew that the Captain of the Red Claw wouldn’t survive this.
“Oh, before I forget, I have a surprise for you Forren.” Vader turned to him before finally leaving.
“Daddy!” Ray ran to him and hugged him tightly.
“Miro! They said you died when a short circuit set the house on fire.”
“I’m honored to have you as guests on my ship and hope that you will enjoy your stay on my ship.” Ian gave her a kiss on the hand. “Tokrin, would you so nice and bring them to their rooms?”
But the crew of the Stormy knew she had to be strong for Scootaloo. But all had the same thought: If the pirates, Zaarin or the Rebels would harm Scootaloo, then the Stormy would strike with everything she had, merciless.
Author's Note
Damn you, Zaarin, you traitor! I'm serious, The Stormy will show no mercy if somethings happens to Scootaloo!
Chapter 11: Prisoner
Scootaloo was even more scared. At first, she thought she was safe, but when she noticed that it the transport was an imposter, she feared even more for her life.
Forren told his wife and son that he was force sensitive as he felt a Disturbance in the Force so he had to sit down. “Daddy, what’s wrong?” Ray asked worried.
“I felt a Disturbance in the Force. Something terrible has happened. It’s Scootaloo, she’s… being tortured! I can feel her pain and fear.”
“I sense… Admiral Zaarin! This traitor! IF HE HARMS HER THAN I SWEAR TO THE EMPEROR…”
Ray hugged him to calm his father down. “Calm down Daddy, please. Anger is not good for you.” Forren calmed down.
“I know how much you are caring for her. So I do. I wouldn’t even mind if she would call me her mother.”
The Missile Boat was successful in battle against Rebel and Pirate forces.
Zaarin was talking with one of his officers. “Report on the interrogation.”
“Sir, it seems that she was only at the wrong place at the wrong time. Should we let her go then?”
Scootaloo was crying so much that she was coughing and urging by now.
The door opened again. This time, a female Nami walked in. “Stop crying. Allow me to introduce myself: Ali Tarrak leader of the Nami. You’re coming with me.”
Scootaloo just cried more. “Pl-please let me go, I- I just want to go home.” She had to cough.
At the factory, she was thrown into a cell. The pain was so great that she couldn’t move. “You poor kid. You don’t deserve something like this.” She looked up. A Man in a Lab Coat tried to comfort her, “I’m the lead scientist of the TIE-Defender project.”
“Sco-Scootaloo.” She replied with a shaken voice that was in pain.
“One of the Stormtroopers said to me it felt like the droid has been torturing that child for hours in the cell, she still repeated that she didn’t know anything”
Tarrack was talking with Zaarin. “Since you do not have any Factories for the TIE-Defender, I will produce them for you.”
“This was never a condition of our agreement.” “I am altering the deal. Pray I don't alter it any further. Besides, I still have something to do.” She leaved.
“Sir, should we stop her?”
The Scientist had sympathy with Scootaloo. He understands why he was kidnapped by Zaarins forces and brought to Tarrack, but he could not understand what was so important about her. Still, he comforted Scootaloo as well as he could. He wasn’t a doctor but was glad that Scootaloo injuries were nothing serious.
“Scientist! Time for work!” a guard shouted. The Scientist hated it to leave Scootaloo but he had to do it if he wanted to live. If he would refuse, Tarrack would probably hurt or kill Scootaloo. And that was one thing he had to avoid at all costs.
He shared his food with Scootaloo. “Here, for you. So you stay strong.” It was just water and bread but better than nothing. He was important for the Empire but for him, was nothing more important right now than keeping the filly alive.
He even tried to hum lullabies for her to calm her down and shared his bed with her.
He lost time, so he didn’t know how long he was in captivity of Tarrack. Still, his faith that the Empire would find him and her was unbroken. It was what kept him alive.
But one Day, he was transferred to another cell. He prayed for her safety.
Scootaloo was alone again. The pain did not get better. Every breath hurt as the Scientist couldn’t help her, as he had no medical supplies and the Nami guarded them well.
Suddenly Tarrack walked in. Scootaloo crawled backwards against the wall as she saw a knife in Tarrack's hand. “P-please don’t hurt me. I-I don’t want to die,” She pleaded.
“Sorry Scootaloo, but I have to send a message to the Empire. I will make this as quick and painless as possible.” The door closed. Tarrack would give her an anesthetic or painkillers if she had one, but only Zaarin had this and he had leaved long ago. Painful screams could be hurt.
Author's Note
I'm no sadist, I dislike torture but I wanted something dramatic.
Chapter 12 Attack on the Factory
Chapter 12: Attack on the Factory
Forren played with his son as he felt a disturbance in the Force again. It was so great that he lost consciousness. “Daddy! Mommy, come quick!” Ray was worried about his father.
Miro ran in, Lord Vader and Tokrin by her side. ”Forren! We must get him to the infirmary!” Forren woke up in the infirmary.
“I feel like I was hit by a stunner.”
“What happened, Forren?” “Miro, there was a great Disturbance in the Force.”
Another Day passed. Forren was talking with Ian and Tokrin when he saw a box in the hands of an officer. “A package for you, Forren.”
Suddenly, there was an ear shattering scream. It came out of Miros and Rays room. Along with some other Stormtroopers, Forren, Ian and Tokrin had their weapons drawn. Even Vader joined them.
Miro and Ray were in shock. Miro had embraced her son in a hug while he cried.
In it was some orange feathers and a cut-off wing covered in blood. One Stormtrooper had to throw up while two other passed out from the horrible sight.
“Tarrack cut off her wing… SHE CUT OFF HER WING! TARRAK YOU CROSSED THE LINE! NOW IT’S PERSONALLY!” Forren screamed at the top of his lungs.
“Sir! We have found the factory,” An officer reported.
“Th-thank you, my lord.” Forren was a little embarrassed.
“Yes, my lord.” Ian just wanted to make her pay but couldn’t refuse a direct order from Darth Vader or the Emperor himself.instructed Varn of his next mission.
“This mission will demand advanced assault tactics using the dual warhead of the Missile Boat. The target is Tarrak’s TIE-Defender manufacturing facility, cargo containers and all craft in the area. The facility’s anti-warhead system is augmented with a large Type-C minefield. Tarrak’s forces are loyal, well trained, and now very well equipped with TIE-Defenders, T-wings and Y-wings. I will lead this attack personally with my ship, the Imperial Star Destroyer Stormy. TIE-interceptor groups Alpha and Gamma will engage the Starfighter defenses and protect Stormy. Missile Boat Mu 1 will eliminate the factory defenses to clear the way for TIE-Bomber Beta’s attack. For the greater glory of the Empire… DESTROY EVERYTHING!”
“What is the objective of this mission?”
“What craft will I be flying?”
What opposition will there be?”
“The deep space facility you are going to attack possesses defensive armament consisting of 12 twin turbo lasers and an advanced anti-warhead system. There are two arrays of Type C mines, one above and one below the factory. These are very nasty as they launch a missile of their own when destroyed. Every time you take one out, it will launch a missile at you! There are also a half dozen TIE-Defenders. Though currently inactive, they are prepped for combat and you can assume that they will enter the battle within moments. You’ll have to use your overdrive if you want to catch them unawares!”
“That is enough for now, sir.” Varn spoke with the member of the secret order before he got to the hanger bay.
“Tarrak has attracted the interest of Emperor Palpatine. He wishes to capture her alive. She’s going to offer the opportunity to serve the Emperor as we do. When the factory’s shields fail, she will attempt to escape. You will need to assist GUN Tau in stopping her craft. You don’t have an ion cannon, but you can reduce her ship’s shields, making it easier for GUN Tau to disable! And don’t worry about the filly. General Brashin could convince the Emperor to let her alive as she helped to capture rebels and pirates. He gives her the full citizenship and all the rights that come with it. Since her home world is probably in the Outer Rim, he is not interested in that. She shall see the Empire as a force for peace and order.”
Varn let out a sigh of relief and took off with his ship.
“Today we write a new legend for star fighter pilots.”
“Try to take out the TIE-Defenders while they’re inactive.”
The TIE-interceptors had no problems to take out the T-wings. The explosions and the remains of the T-wings were pure Bliss for the imperial pilots. “Mu 1, don’t forget to take out the factory’s warhead launcher.”
After the T-wings were destroyed, the TIE-interceptors took out the Y-wings, while Varn took out the still inactive TIE-Defenders. It always filled the TIE-pilot with satisfaction, seeing an enemy TIE-Defender exploding.
Then he took out the mines. Even for him, it was difficult to avoid the missiles.
“Half of the mines are cleared. Keep going, Mu 1!”
Then the TIE-bombers started their bombing run. They quickly took out the shields, the station was rumbling from it.
“Imperials, stay back or your precious filly and scientist will die!” The pilot of the Transport, Tarrack said on the comlink channel.
“Then you will die as well, Tarrak! Continue, Mu 1,” Ian ordered as he knew that Tarrack was lying, knowing that Scootaloo’s death would make everything worse for her. Varn fired until the shields were down. Then he leaved it to the Gunboats.
Varn engaged the X and A-wings. As in the battles before, they were no match for the Missile Boat, but still had to activate the tractor beam to hit the A-wings. As Varn had one A-wing in his sight, he said, “I have you now.” After a few hits, the rebel’s shield gave out and he died in the explosion of his fighter.
After all fighters were destroyed, the TIE-Bombers that had destroyed the factory attacked with Varn the two strike cruisers. “Out! Everyone evacuate!” The rebel crews tried to get to the escape pods in vail, as the wave of fire caught them. After they were destroyed, the Stormtrooper transport reported the capture of the Corelian Transport.
“Outstanding, Mu 1. The Emperor will be very pleased! Return to the Stormy,” Ian ordered, smiling at the destroyed rebel and pirate ships.
Author's Note
Another sucessful mission. Let's pray Scootaloo is alright.
Chapter 13: Comfort
Varn, along with Ian, Vader, Forren and his family waited in the hanger bay for the Stormtrooper transport. Medics were also standing by. Tarrak came with two Stormtroopers came out. “Ali Tarrak, the Emperor is looking forward to meet you. Throw her into a cell until my ship arrives.”
Then the scientist came out. “Thank you for the rescue. I will begin to work as soon as possible.”
A Stormtrooper carried the crying filly in his arms. Her right wing was gone. “I managed to treat the wound hastily. Had to improvise.” The scientist looked at her with sympathy.
The Stormtrooper gave the filly to Miro. “Mo-mommy…”
“Mrs. Storm, can I hold her for a few minutes?” Miro knew she could trust Vader.
After she was healed, he gave her back to Miro. “It was… so h-h-horrible! Th-they to- tortured and be-beat me!” Scootaloo was traumatized. “Shh, calm down.” Miro rocks her again and hummed a lullaby. Scootaloo cried herself to sleep.
“I will bring her into bed.” Miro said quietly and leaved with Ray.
Vader wanted to talk with Tarrak. Varn talked with the member of the secret order. “You enabled the capture of the Nami leader Tarrack. The Emperor will be very pleased. He is looking forward to meeting his new servant. The Emperor sends also his condolences and wishes Scootaloo a quick recovery. I know you want that Tarrak pays for what she did to Scootaloo but I’m assuring you, that Tarrak will suffer for that.”
Miro gently tucked Scootaloo in her bed. “Sweet dreams, little one.” Scootaloo hugged her plushie tightly.
In the night, they awoke by a scream. Miro got up and ran to Scootaloo. She was crying and breathed heavily. “Scootaloo, did you have a nightmare?”
Forren smiled sadly at Scootaloo. But she was asleep in Miro’s arms. “Goodnight, little sister.” Ray whispered in her ear.
At the morning, Forren stretched himself. Just like everybody else, he wore his armor while he was sleeping but without the helmet. It was just too uncomfortable for him to wear the helmet while sleeping. He had to smile. His wife was still asleep and so were Ray and Scootaloo. Scootaloo was hugged by Miro in her sleep. Scootaloo hugged her plushie in her sleep. Ray did the same.
Forren went to the canteen for Breakfast. “Good morning, Forren.”
Forren went back to her room. He heard her crying. She was in her own room, looking out of the window, then to the bandage where her wing had been.
Scootaloo let out a sigh, “You know, I was bullied in school because I wasn’t able to fly. I can’t do it until today. Now, I will be never able to fly! But that’s exactly what every Pegasus pony should do! Now I’m handicapped forever! I can’t make my friends, my sister or my parents proud!” She broke down. Forren just hugged her.
“Shh, I can understand your fear. But don’t worry, we have already a solution.”
“It’s your choice, Scootaloo. But did you also read about synth flesh?” Scootaloo nodded. “Well, we managed to produce synth flesh that is very similar if not identical with your fur. Prosthesis has advantages over real limbs: They are far more resistant. Also they can be repaired and they can never get tired. But prosthesis is also much stronger than the limbs they replace.”
As they walked to the infirmary, they saw Miro and Ray. “Good morning Scootaloo, did you sleep well?”
“Sweetie, we don’t mind it that you call us Mommy and Daddy. You are already a part of our family.” Miro smiled at her.
At the infirmary, the Medi-droid waited for them. “So, I assume you've decided for the prosthesis?”
“Don’t worry; this will not hurt a bit.” The Medi-droid gave her an anesthetic. “You will only be unconscious for a few minutes.” Scootaloo drifted away. Before the Medi-droid took the bandage off, he turned to Forren, Ray and Miro. “You may want to turn away for this part.” They all looked away. After a few minutes, it was done.
Scootaloo woke up. “Is- is it over?” She asked still dazed from the anesthetic.
Then he poked her new wing a few times. To her surprise, he twitched as reaction.
“There you go, little one. If you want, you can try it out yourself.”
“Scootaloo, would you please come to deck 8? We have a surprise for you,” Ian said via intercom.
“I just hope my family and friends will understand.”
The room was dark. Suddenly the lights go on and several Stormtroopers, Scout troopers, officers etc. shouted, “Surprise!”
“Yes. To cheer you up after… you know,” Ian said to her. Music started. Celebration was the song name. “I love this song. Come, dance with us Scootaloo!” Miro was happy.
They all enjoyed the celebration. After the dance, Forren was drinking with Miro. “This is a beautiful celebration.”
Scootaloo was fallen asleep and slept peaceful despite the music. “Looks like somepony hit the hay early. I bring her to bed.”
Forren carried her to her room. Miro brought Ray to bed as he was fallen asleep too.
“They must be exhausted from the celebration. Still it was wonderful.”
However, Scootaloo had still nightmares. Either she dreamed that her family and friends would not accept that she was a cyborg now, or that she would die and never see them again. Miro, Ray and Forren comforted her every time.
Author's Note
A wonderful celebration but nothing can beat Pinkie's partys, right?
Chapter 14: Success
One probe droid landed in its pod on an unknown planet. As soon as he got out, he started his scan.
Misty Breeze was worried sick about her daughter. It was a couple of weeks now since she was missing. Misty couldn’t sleep. Was Scootaloo safe? Misty didn’t know. She just prayed that Scootaloo was alright.
“Honey, are you alright?” Her Husband Blizzard Storm asked her.
Misty sighed, “I’m just worried about her safety that’s all.”
There was a knock on the door. Misty answered it. Sweetie Belle was on the doorstep. “Hello Mrs. and Mr. Breeze.”
“Hey, what is that?” Blizzard pointed to the sky.
The probe droid landed in a forest. The droid got out of its pod. Canterlot, Cloudsdale and Ponyville could be seen in the distance. The droid took holograms of each city and sent them to the Stormy. Then he flew towards Ponyville.
Sweetie Belle, Blizzard and Misty feared for the worst but were relieved as they heard that the Meteor was landed into a forest.
“Rise, my little pony’s.”
“Princess Celestia! “ Princess Twilight Sparkle greeted her, “We feared the worst after we saw the Meteor headed for Canterlot!”
“Don’t worry the Meteor landed in a forest.
However my Guards found out that this wasn’t a Meteor but some kind of landing pod. Whatever was in is on the way to Ponyville.” In a blink of an eye all ponies except Twilight, Sweetie Belle, Misty and Blizzard hid in their houses.
“Do you have any Idea what it could be?” Twilight asked.
“Yes. Star Swirl the Bearded experimented to find other worlds than Equestria. He found out that Equestria was a planet in an unexplored part of the galaxy. This galaxy was in control of the ‘Galactic Republic’. Star Swirl wasn’t able to contact this republic.”
“This is interesting. But what does that have to do with this landing pod?” Twilight was curious.
“After he died, I kept an eye on the Republic. She was in many wars. The Republic was always victorious. But then, there was a war called the ‘clone wars’. The Republic also won this war. But after the war was over, the Republic was reorganized into the Galactic Empire. The Empire enslaved any Lifeform, which was not human. Still, I continued to watch the Empire. It used so called ‘Viper Probots’ to explore the galaxy.”
“You mean that this Empire has found us?” Sweetie Belle was frightened.
“I’m afraid so, as the pod belongs to such a droid.”
Blizzard pointed to something behind Princess Celestia “You’re… Highness?”
Before she could react, there was a hovering and beeping sound. Celestia turned around to see the probe droid. It beeped once more and looked with interest at Misty and Blizzard. “Why looks it at us?” Misty was confused.
“I can use a translation spell so we can understand the sounds of the probot.”
Twilight nodded and used the spell. The probot came close to Misty. Her husband stood protective in front of her.
“Activating hologram message,” Came from the droid. The droid projected a hologram of a man in a uniform in the color combination of green and grey with matching hat. He had brown hair and blue eyes.
“Greetings. I am Ian Takan, Captain of the Imperial Star Destroyer Stormy. You receive this message, because this probe droid has identified you as parents of the Pegasus pony Scootaloo. By the time you get this message, we are already on the way to you.
Don’t worry about her; she is in the caring hands of me and my crew. In case the droid should have made a mistake, please inform the real parents of her. For this, the droid has been modified with a voice command. If you should miss any information, it will loop. If allowed, the probe droid will continue to explore the planet after being successfully delivering the message.”
“Princess Celestia, I’m not sure if this message is just a trick to put us into a false hope.” Twilight was suspicious.
“I have studied the Empire. This kind of communication does not fit the Empire. And from the way the message was delivered, I’m sure that that Captain Ian was honest.”
“You’re Highness, if this is the case, what should we do with the droid?” Blizzard asked as the droid was now looking at the Princess.
“You have permission to explore the rest of Equestria. Just don’t hurt any citizens.”
“I will inform the rest of my citizen, so they are not afraid of the probe droid.”
A few more days passed. Scootaloo got used to her new wing. She even tried to fly with it. With success. She was so proud of it that she wished that her parents could see this. She had no longer nightmares.
She awoke in her bed. She let out a yawn. “Better I look after Forren.” She thought. Miro and Ray were also awake. “Good morning, mommy and Ray. Did you have seen Forren?”
“Good morning, Scootaloo. No, I haven’t seen him.” A mouse-droid was driving by. “Excuse me; can you lead us to Forren?” The droid responded to Miro with beeping that sounded like “Follow me.”
On the way to Forren, the mouse-droid beeped like it was singing. It leads them to the same room where the celebration was held. Music could be heard.
Young man. I'm your new NCO. I said, Young man. Let's get ready to go. It's conscription. But I'm sure you will find- Many ways to have a good time. It's great to be in the Empire today! It's great to be in the Empire today! We've got everything, that you need to enjoy! You can hang out with all the droids! It's great to be in the Empire today! It's great to be in the Empire today! You can get yourself clean. You can have a good meal. You can do whatever you feel!
They could see that Forren danced with two Scout troopers to a song with the name “Empire Today.”
After the song had ended, Scootaloo clapped her hoofs in applause. “Bravo! You are a great dancer!”
“Scootaloo, please report on the bridge.”
On the bridge, Scootaloo asked Ian, “What is it, Ian?”
“That is Equestria. Cloudsdale and Canterlot are unique.”
“Coordinates are locked Captain. On your mark.”
Scootaloo stood on her hind legs with one arm behind her back. She stretched the other one out and said, “Engage.”
Author's Note
Looks like Scootaloo can finally go home. Nothing bad can happen, right?
Chapter 15 Battle of Equestria
Chapter 15: Battle of Equestria
Scootaloo was very happy. Finally she could go home. After the Stormy and the Vampire arrived, she talked with Ian on the bridge.
“Yes, captain.”
“Captain! A Rebel fleet is coming out of hyperspace!” A crewmember shouted, “I count several X- and Y-wings, one MC80 Liberty type Star Cruiser, one CR90 corvette and one EF76 Nebulon-B frigate.”
Twilight was impressed. Within one day, the probe droid had explored Canterlot, Appleloosa, Manhattan and even the Crystal Empire. The droid returned to her and Scootaloos parents. “Transmission from the Stormy. She has arrived.”
”Finally! I was so worried about my filly.” Misty was happy but the droid received a message.
Then, the ponies were startled by an explosion. They looked up. They saw in the sky how Imperial forces were fighting against Rebel forces. But the Imperials appeared to be losing.
Ian tried to defend himself. His TIEs managed to destroy the corvette but were losing against the X-wings. “Sir!” Y-wings are heading our way!” The Y-wings fired torpedoes. “Shields are holding!”
Still, the torpedoes caused some damage to the Stormy. Scootaloo ran as fast as she could to the hanger bay as there was an explosion. Forren managed to grab and pulled her away before debris blocked the way. “Dammit! The way to the hanger bay is blocked! Now the only way to get out of here alive is the escape pod. Let’s move!”
“Forren, look !” The heavily damaged Vampire was crashing into the frigate. The shockwave was strong enough to shake the Stormy. Scootaloo and serval Stormtroopers lost their balance while some others were able to keep it.
Then there was another explosion. “Alert! Hull breach in Sector 7! Alert!” Scootaloo and Forren were sucked almost into the vacuum. “Initiating emergency magnetic shield on sectors 7 and 8.” Scootaloo and Forren were stopped by the shield.
Forren grabbed Scootaloo. “Come on, we’re almost there!” An Alarm sounded.
“Move! Move! Move! Get out! Get out! Get out!” Several crew members boarded the escape pods. Forren boarded one with Scootaloo. They saw how the Stormy was heavily damaged.
A Y-wing attacked the shield generators and destroyed them. The Stormy was shaken again. “Sir! We lost our bridge deflector shield!”
“Intensify the forward batteries. I don't want anything to get through and take evasive action!” Ian ordered.
An X-wing was struck by turbolaser fire and spun out of control. “Intensify forward firepower!”
“Too late!” an officer shouted as the X-wing headed right for the bridge. Ian dived with the officer to cover.
The ponies watched everything. “All escape pods have been launched,” The droid said.
“Please don’t hurt us.”
“Can you find out where the other escape pods have landed?” Twilight asked the probot.
The droid found one escape pod. Forren stepped out. He was dazed from the impact of the landing. “Not my best landing. Scootaloo, are you hurt?”
Forren saw the probe droid. “Ah, your parents seem to found us.”
The first wave was militia Saboteurs. One of them shot the probe droid. Forren protected Scootaloo with his life. She went to cover behind some rocks. One Saboteur threw a grenade but Forren evaded it. Tokrin joined him. His escape pod was landed near Forrens. “Man, I’m glad to see you!”
They managed to survive the first wave. The second wave was Elites. Forren went to cover with Tokrin. “We’re pinned! What now?”
“He sacrificed his life for us.” Forren was distracted.
A dying militia-Saboteur tried to shoot Forren, but was killed by a shot that came out of the crashed TIE-Fighter. “It takes more than a crash to kill me.” An only slightly injured Varn came out of the wreck of the TIE-Fighter.
Misty and her husband, along with Princess Celestia, her guards, Princess Twilight and even Rainbow Dash tried to reach the landing site of the escape pod as fast as possible. Misty and Blizzard knew that Rainbow Dash was like a sister for Scootaloo and they liked it.
They reached a hill where they had a perfect view. But what they saw was horrible. The landing site was now a battlefield between the survived Imperials and Rebel forces. Also, X-wings were fighting against TIE-Fighters. In the middle of the battlefield was the destroyed corvette, which was still burning, as it was crashed into the planet. Suddenly, a shadow covered the ground.
“General Kota! The Star Destroyer! It’s crashing into the planet!” A Rebel trooper shouted via comlink. The Stormy hit the ground behind the Imperials. The shockwave was so great that even from that distance where the ponies where, it throw them over. Also, a large cloud of dust blocked everyone’s view for a brief moment.
The dusk cleared. The battle continued. Forren was fighting now militia Troops. “It’s too dangerous to fight with blasters! We can’t hurt the filly!” A trooper shouted.
Forren tried to evade the attacks and responded with a counterstrike of the butt of his rifle. It was not easy. Suddenly there was an explosion. 2 AT-ATs and 1 AT-ST had blasted their way out of the Stormy to aid the infantry.
The Rebels retreated. “Run Rebel scum!” A Stormtrooper shouted while shooting.
“We must hold the line! Focus the attack on the walker!” A Heavy Trooper fired his rocket launcher at the AT-ST. With an explosion, it fell burning to the ground.
As it wasn’t bad enough, Y-wings were closing in. They attacked the walkers. One was about to fall to the ground. It was near Scootaloo, so Forren grabbed her to bring her to safety.
The impact was staggering. Forren had tunnel vision, his ears were ringing. Also, he could hear a siren.
Gently dropping her, Forren prepared to fire at a militia Trooper that was too close for comfort. His rifle was overheated, so Forren switched to his sidearm, a Scout blaster.
With a shot to the head, the Trooper died. Forrens blaster was cooled.
Forren saw a young man with brown hair and eyes. He had two red lightsabers. He was the one who force-pushed him. Behind him was an old man with grey hair and eyes. He had also scars in his face. Forren identified him as General Rahm Kota.
Wanting to protect Scootaloo, he aimed his blaster at him, but Kota cut his blaster in half before he could shoot. As Forren was now defenseless, Kota pointed his lightsaber at him.
Forren cowered in fear. “Surrender Imperial, and we may show you mercy.” The young man putted a hand on Kotas shoulder.
“You’re right boy. This isn’t the way of a Jedi.”
He looked around despite the battle around them. The other young man heard crying. He carefully followed it. At the origin, he pointed one of his sabers at it.
Scootaloo was crying and cowering. As she saw the red blade pointed at her, she crawled backwards. “P-please, m-mercy I don’t want to die!” She pleaded for her life.
The man reacted by lowering the saber, as it remembered him of a similar situation when he was a child.
Forren was about to comfort her, as a shot hit her right wing. While it wasn’t supposed to be painful, she let out a painful scream.
“Nopony hurts my sister and gets away with it!” Rainbow Dash tackled the young man to the ground. “What is going on here?” Celestia asked, flanked by her Royal Guards.
“My poor baby!” Misty wanted to be here for her daughter as her husband tackled Forren to the ground.
Forren managed to get him off without hurting him as he sensed a disturbance. The second AT-AT was destroyed and threatened to fall to the site where Scootaloo was. Forren grabbed her and dived into a trench with her to be safe from the impact. Unfortunately, he landed with his head hard on the ground. Before he passed out, he tightened his grip as a piece of debris fell on them, that even Scootaloo was knocked out.
“Did he just…?” Rainbow Dash couldn’t believe what she just saw.
“I will inform the hospital.” Twilight teleported away. “Please, Scootaloo hold on.” She and the parents of Scootaloo prayed for her life.
Author's Note
How did the rebels knew that the Imperials were here and will Scootaloo and Forren made it? Find out in the last chapter.
The battle inself was inspired by the battle of Jakku as I loved the desert terain and the downed Star destroyer in the middle of the map.cutscene of the game for Episode III.Opening Cutscene for Survival on Tatooine to write the part where Forren and Scootaloo get out of the pod, while the part where the Stormy crashed into the planet and the intervention of the walkers was inspired by the battle of Kothis from Star Wars Rogue Squadron II: Rogue Leader
Chapter 16: Decision
Forren regained consciousness. He was in a hospital bed, next to him was Scootaloo.
Princess Celestia, her sister Luna, Sweetie Belle, Twilight and Scootaloo’s parents walked in.
“Greetings Mr. Storm, I’m Princess Celestia and this is my sister Princess Luna. We wanted to give our thanks for saving one of our subjects.”
“Hello again, Princess Celestia!” Ray was happy to see her but tried to remain respectful. She giggled.
“You don’t need to be this formal to me, little one,” She stroked his hair. “Your father and mother raised you very well.”
“We also wanted to thank you for saving our daughter. I’m Misty and this is my husband Blizzard Storm.” Blizzard was a little embarrassed. “Sorry about that earlier.”
“None taken. You just did what any father would do. Where’s my wife?”
“…Yes I believe you that she is like a sister to you. For my son, she is also like a sister to him,” Miro chatted with Rainbow Dash as they walked in.
“Mommy, daddy is awake!”
“Hello, Rainbow!” Ray smiled at her.
Misty walked to the bed of her daughter. “My sweet daughter, I was so worried about you.” She gave her a kiss on the forehead.
“M-mama?” She woke up by the voice of her mother.
“I missed you too.”
Even Rainbow Dash couldn’t hold back tears, as she hugged her sister and number 1 fan.
“Scootaloo, what happened to your wing?! What have you done with my daughter?!”
Misty looked at the prosthesis in shock. Scootaloo just trembled in fear as she had flashbacks from her encounter with Tarrak and Zaarin.
“You don’t have to tell it. Let me try something.” Luna touched Scootaloo's forehead with her horn. Kota, Kevin, Varn, Galen, Apple Bloom and Ian joined them. He was now a cyborg as he had lost his left eye and arm. But it was covered with synth flesh.
They all saw Scootaloo's memories, from the day Forren found her, to her new wing. “My poor filly! But you’re safe now.” Misty hugged her daughter to comfort her.
“I’m so sorry! I didn’t want to bring you into this!” Sweetie Belle felt guilty.
Apple Bloom just looked at Scootaloo with excitement. “Can I see your new wing please?” Scootaloo was surprised but agreed and removed the flesh.
“Cool. It looks so amazing!” Apple Bloom commented.
“If I can ask, why you have attacked us in the first place?” Forren looked at Kota for answers.
“We have a base in the North of Equestria. When we built it, our scanners showed no signs of lifeforms. Since it was very far in the outer rim like Hoth and Yavin 4, we thought it would be a good place to hide. Long range scanners located the two Star Destroyers, so we came to protect the base.”
“And what does that have to do with me?” Scootaloo was confused.
“Now what? Do we leave?”
“As long as I’m together with my family, I do whatever it takes.”
“And we are very grateful that you took care of our daughter. We would like it if you would stay.” Misty smiled at Ray.
“And we will evacuate the base. The destruction of two Imperial ships will not go unanswered.”
“General! An Imperial fleet came out of hyperspace! Oh no, it’s the Death Squadron. General Kota we must evacuate now!”
“Understood, Commander.”
Everyone got out and saw the Executor. “Wow, that’s a large ship.”
“Yes, Scootaloo. That is the Executor the capital ship of Lord Vader and the Imperial Navy."
“Juno make the Rogue Shadow ready, we have to leave.”
Kota leaved with Galen. Kevin decided to stay with Scootaloo.
“Rebel Troops inbound!”
The Rebel forces tried to defend themselves as good as they could, but it was a hopeless battle.
“Engaging Enemy! Send back up!”
“We’re got them on the Run!” an Imperial reported.
“They’re tearing us apart!” “Incoming!”
Lord Vader was leading the Attack. “The Rebels are retreating to their Base. Do not allow them to escape.”
“Oh my… The Empire is really a strong Enemy.”
“Yes Sweetie Belle. And I know the right song for it.” She smiled at Forren, Miro and Ray.Force be with you, Scootaloo and Forren. Always.” They heard Vader voice as echo. He knew about their decision and accepted it.
One year later
Forren lived with his family together with Scootaloo and her parents. With the help of the ponies, the Imperials repaired the Stormy. She stayed in the Space of Equestria to protect it from any Intruder.
Also, the ponies were fascinated by the Imperial technology. Ray became a member of the CMC. He was in school with Scootaloo. Rainbow Dash showed him Cloudsdale with Scootaloo and a little help of Twilight.
While Rainbow Dash saw herself as the most awesome flyer in Equestria, she had to admit that Varn in his TIE and Tokrin on his speeder bike were both very fast as her. She raced sometimes against them.
Forren was talking with Misty, Blizzard and Miro as Ray came home.
“Ray, are you coming? We still have something to do.”
Forren along with the rest of his comrades didn’t care how the war went. But if the war would ever reach Equestria again, they would defend it.
Author's Note
That's the end of this story. I hope you enjoyed it. May the Force be with you.cutcene for the Empire in Empire At War.
Chapter 7: interrogation
A few Days passed. The cook made an Uj cake for Scootaloo. She enjoyed the cake. The entire crew was glad that she had survived. It was a traumatic experience for Scootaloo to be close to death, but the crew of the Stormy helped her as well as she could.
After a good game, Forren tickled Scootaloo. He and his wife did this often with Ray to have fun or to cheer him up after a bad day. It made him sad that he had lost his family and that memory filled him equal with happiness and sadness but he tried not to break down in front of Scootaloo.
Scootaloo tried to catch her breath, “This was fun! We should this again sometime.”
“Attention. Rebel troops are attacking our base at Trasse. We have been dispatched to aid our forces. Prepare for ground assault,” An intercom announced.
“This time, I watch my step,” Scootaloo joked a bit. But this time it was different.
A Rebel transport had landed in the hanger bay. “Sir! Rebel troops have landed on our ship! We can’t launch our fighters!” A TIE-pilot said via comlink.
TIE-pilots along with Marines and Stormtroopers were fighting in the hanger.
Scootaloo stayed in cover. All Imperials protected her with their lives. Forren was hit by a Rebel marine, but the armor protected him. The transport however, was deploying too many Rebel reinforcements.
As soon as Forren got up, he heard Scootaloo screaming. A Rebel trooper had grabbed her to bring her on the transport. “Stop them!” Forren screamed in anger while shooting at the Rebels and the transport, but careful not to hurt the filly.
The transport leaved with Scootaloo. “No! Captain, the Rebels have her!”
Forren saw how the Rebel transport was disabled by the ion Cannon of the Stormy.
Forren wasted no time to get into a shuttle along with a squad of medics.
Just as the transmission ended, the carrier arrived. “Don’t take too long,” The pilot of the shuttle said to Forren.
Someone coughed. “Hello?” Forren turned his flashlight on and pointed it at the smoke. Sure, with his helmet he could see in the smoke but the medics couldn’t since they had a uniform that was similar to the AT-ST-pilot.
“I surrender, don’t shoot,” A voice of a young man begged.
He limped. Forren gently took Scootaloo out of his arms, so that the medics could treat him.
“This is Shuttle *static* we’re under *static* by Rebel…” It ended abrupt with static.
“Looks like our only shuttle was destroyed. Maybe we should go the next Imperial base.”
“Ugh, not again.” Scootaloo woke up. She found herself in the troop carrier.
There was a sound of engines. “I know this sound. Y-wings! Get out, now!” Kevin shouted. He made it out in time with Scootaloo and Forren. The bombs killed the medics and destroyed the carrier.
Heavy troopers surrounded them, “Hands up, Imperial scum!”
The Rebels except for Kevin were too focused to save themselves. Kevin grabbed her and ran as fast as he could. Scootaloo screamed in fear as the AT-STh aimed his weapons at them.
“Captain, she’s regaining consciousness.”
Scootaloo awoke with a scream. She tried to move but to no avail. “Where am I?” She was scared.
“Please don’t kill me,” Scootaloo pleaded.
“Indeed I did. I will send out spies to confirm the rumor. If the Story is true, we will provide Scootaloo, as the Rebel called her with a swift execution, instead of a long and painful death.”
The well-known breathing sound of Darth Vader filled the room. “Wait. I will deal with this one myself.”
“Please, Lord Vader, I beg you…”
Vader tried to forgot his past, but the filly reminded him when he was her age.
Her mane was messy and her coat was dirty, so he used the force to clean her. She was also breathing heavily.
Switching to old behavior, Vader just said, “I find your lack of faith disturbing. I will provide whatever you or the Stormy requires. And I won’t tell my master about this. You have my word.”
“Thank you, Lord Vader.” Vader also sensed that one probe droid was close to success. But he also felt a threat. He could not sense what kind of threat it was.
Author's Note
Ha, also used this famous line of Darth Vader. Don't you think that Rainbow Dash and Scootaloo are almost like him when he was a boy? Good for her that she has his support
An AT-STh is a variant of the AT-ST made to stun the enemy rather than to kill him for those who don't know.