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A Blast from the Past. Shaak Ti’s view of First Geonosis

Found here. Warnings for depictions of the horror of combat.

Geonosis

One hour after Enemy Contact

Padawan Lan Alesha struggles to stay on her feet. The two blaster wounds to her lower torso burn as she swings her saber, blocking blaster bolts from the advancing battle droids. Geonosian warriors circle above, looking for targets of opportunity. She stands over the body of her master. Her friend and fellow padawan, Tol Ven, a Rutian Twi'lek, lies at her feet, attempting to regain his. One of his lekku lies on the ground, severed by a random swing by one of the Geonosian flyer's blade. She can see the light fading from his blue eyes. Lan feels the third member of their little group, the outlier, standing back-to-back with her. Elle Jaquindo can be heard grunting as she deflects bolts back into the mass of battle droids surging toward Lan's rear.

As she fights to continue swinging, she fights to touch the Force, to try and heal her wounds. Twenty-two year old padawans can't always make the Force multitask, she thinks wryly. Incongruously, she thinks of the fourth member of their small age-group, Taliesin Croft. She hasn't seen him since their little celebration of his lightsaber spar several weeks ago. She tries to push the image of their grappling in the small meditation room, both of them struggling to keep the echoes of their cries from attracting attention, as they fell into each other, their tunics and leggings pooled at their feet, their nudity concealed by his robe.

She shakes her head, trying to focus on her battle. She gives in to the feelings, as for a brief moment she focuses on something other than the pain of the wounds in her gut. She remembers other grappling and experiments with the two friends lying or swaying close to her, as well as other padawans at the Temple. The pain eases as she smiles.

A momentary shift in the action to their right, as the droids attempt at separating another group of Jedi from the phalanx gives her a respite. She goes to her knees to check on Tol. Her eyes well as she sees his beautiful blue eyes staring fixed at her own; at the sky. She looks up at the Chalactan. Elle had always been the aloof, hard-to-know member of their little group. Her arrogance, especially with those younger and less experienced than her had led her to clashes with all three of the others, especially Croft. They had never given up on her. She had continued to spend her free time with them. Lan smiles amidst her pain as she remembers the laughter and tears of their shared pasts.

The Force screams at her as the attention of the battle droids returns to their area. She runs her left hand through her short blond hair. She gives one last look at the dead friend at her feet. At her master. Both dead in this endless onslaught. She turns her head to look at Elle. The Chalactan is struggling to be calm, but she is wracked by sobs. Lan brings her hand to the back of Elle's head and brings their foreheads together. There is no death, but the Force. Elle calms as they see the battledroids advancing. She touches Lan's cheek. Her eyes are now calm. They turn from each other. They push their backs against each other to share that bit of contact. They can both feel each other remembering other instances of closeness. Remembering and focusing on laughter and joy.

Lan thinks of their absent friend. I hope that you are safe, Tal, my friend. May the Force be with you. She gasps and loses her breath, as another blaster bolt slips through her lightsaber work and strikes her left shoulder. She grits her teeth and oddly, remembers Tal's version of the Code, the ancient version. There is death, yet the Force.

As she hears a scream from her back; as she feels Elle stiffen, and feels warmth flowing through her own body, she is comforted by the memory of his voice as he recited it to them.

There is death, yet the Force.

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Shaak Ti glances at Luminara Unduli, as she swings her lightsaber, deflecting bolts with ease to her front. Battle droids fall with each deflected bolt. Their eyes speak volumes of understanding as they look at one another. Her bolts are killing droids. But two more take each one's place. She spares a glance down the line to her right. She sees the collection of padawans and knights struggling to fight the onslaught. Her heart twists as she sees the numbers lying on the ground. So many. So young. She sends a quick prayer to the Huntress—a prayer of thanks that her padawan will not die this day in this arena. She looks down as she thinks of the incredible selfishness of that prayer and that thought. So many other young lives will end here, as well as old friends. Perhaps even hers. As her arm swings almost automatically to send the bolts down range towards their source—the mark of an experienced Jedi Master, she realizes that she is free of pain, as the Force centers her. The Force and the thought of a young Zeltron with laughing purple eyes, looking at her with her heart on her sleeve. She re-centers herself as a bolt slips off of her lightsaber blade. Come on, Ti. Focus. You don't want to be dinner for the Akul.

A squad of droids breaks off from the main group and begins to double time to their position. Luminara and her quiet young padawan pull closer to her. Luminara and Shaak smile at one another and charge the squad, who have been joined with three others. Padawan Barriss Offee follows them, but with a bit less joy and enthusiasm, as she concentrates on the task at hand.

Ah, the seriousness of youth. The three Jedi make quick work of the several dozen droid units. The aggressive assault momentarily rallies the besieged Jedi.Momentarily.

Shaak's serene countenance momentarily gives way to frustration, as she bares her predator's teeth. She watches as more droids march into the arena in an endless stream, the cadence of their measured steps drowning out all other sounds--even the myriad whine of blaster bolts. Screams from dying Jedi and the occasional strange ululation of falling Geonosians crowd the sense of her montrals. She can see the Jedi's circle draw closer. As the droids close in, she takes inventory of the remaining Jedi. Windu, the rescued Kenobi and Skywalker, as well as the young Naboo senator—her white jumpsuit ripped and bloodied from a strike from one of the beasts that had been tasked with their execution. A confiscated droid blaster is steady in her hands, as she blasts droids with calm accuracy.

Suddenly, there is silence as the legion of droids deactivate. She vaguely remembered discussions of sending Ki-Adi Mundi and Plo Koon to one of the grounded Federation ships to shut down the attacking droids. She can feel the renewed anticipation of the remaining Jedi, as they tighten their grips on lightsabers and focus on the task of survival.

The feeling is dashed as the droids re-activate and begin their relentless advance again. The Jedi tighten their shrunken circle again. The droids stop. Dooku, the Separatist leader and traitor to the Order begins to speak. Ti can barely hear what he is saying. Luminara moves closer to Shaak.

"Sounds like he’s offering us clemency," the Mirialan says, as she attempts to wipe some of the dust of the arena off of her tattooed face.

"I wouldn't count on Dooku's mercy," Shaak replies grimly.

Luminara nods, just as grim. Shaak sees her eyes play over her young padawan with sadness. "I know, Shaak."

"We put up a good fight Luminara. " She smirks as she turns fully to the Mirialan Master. "I have to know, Master. Draq' Bel Iblis?" Luminara closes her eyes and looks into the Geonosian sky. She opens them and looks Ti in the eye. An unfamiliar matching of the Togruta's smirk plays over the olive features. She says nothing as she turns to the enemy.

Her padawan looks back and forth at both of them with huge blue eyes. Even as they hear Master Windu's refutation of Dooku's 'mercy.' They turn as they hear the cocking of the energy weapons. Luminara and Shaak hold their heads high, as they ignite their sabers. Barriss looks at them both and mirrors their look, even as Shaak can see tiny tremor run through the apprentice's slender body.

Shaak, for a moment, allows her mind to wander. To her apprentice's slow grin and looks of pensiveness as he worked to overcome a challenge. Of a small Togruta's Smirk and preternatural skill as a huntress of their shared heritage; of her challenge for Croft and Ti as teachers.

She thinks of those laughing purple eyes and feel of arms around her and the warm comfort.

She sends the memories away as she faces the droids. She can feel Luminara's and the other experienced Masters' resolve stiffen. The padawans' imitation of their elder's strength.

The hum of the Geonosians above the arena changes as a thrumming vibration replaces them. A sound with a bass beat of energy underlying the tenor whine of laser bolts. The Jedi look up as dozens of large gunships lay into the ranks of droids. Several of the ships form a circle and begin to descend, enveloping the remaining Jedi in protective cocoon of laser and rocket fire. Explosions resonate throughout the arena as droids fly in all directions. Geonosians fall from the sky and the stands.

The gunships touch down. Doors slide aside as the extended turrets fire on the droids. Ti starts pushing the remaining knights toward gunships. She doesn’t allow her pain to grow as she realizes that Barriss and Skywalker might be the only remaining padawans. She and Luminara separate with a brief nod. Shaak pushes Barriss towards the nearest gunship. She clambers aboard. Her right leg catches on the lip. An unfamiliar hand steadies her and helps her. She finds herself looking into the visor of a white-armored figure, a blaster rifle in his other hand.

"Thank you--?" she says.

"CT-8734-42, Trooper Pal," a modulated, but unmistakably male voice says. "General."

She starts at the title, attempts to correct him. But the trooper turns away from her. She looks at Barriss. Her face is stricken as she looks at the Jedi they leave behind. Shaak goes to her and brings her hand to the girl's cheek. She sends a calming wave to the Mirialan apprentice. Her blues eyes focus on the Master and she nods. The apprentice turns towards another one other. Shaak realizes that her assessment of the numbers of surviving padawans was incorrect. She recognizes the young Chalactan as a member of Croft's small circle of 'partners in crime.' She manages not to smirk as she recalls Elle Jaquindo sitting up in Ti’s bed, pulling the covers over her naked breasts as Croft stands in front of the bed, with only a hint of embarassment. Her expression sobers from that laughing memory as she notices that Elle’s complexion is pale and her face is wracked with pain.

Ti looks down at where Offee is working to help heal her. Elle is missing her left arm just below her elbow. Disregarding her own pain and fatigue, Ti walks over and places her hand on the girl's arm and sends her own Force energy to assist the healer's. She looks into Jaquindo's eyes. She sees nothing but emptiness—as well as an intense bitterness. Her right hand is clamped around the cylinder of her lightsaber. Ti gently takes it from her and hangs it on her own belt. She turns from the padawans and looks out of the gunship's door as the vessel circles the arena. She sees the Jedi dead; their numbers and their youth. The last thing that she sees before the gunship completes its maneuver is a quick glimpse of three dead knights in a cluster. Next to a blonde Padawan, whose ready smile when she was with her fellow padawans belied her seriousness when learning. A ready smile that grew when Taliesin Croft turned the full force of his grin on her. Her left hand rests on a Rutian Twi'lek, who lies with one of his lekku severed. A padawan who could usually be found either instigating or following on various schemes with the other two. Laughing at some shared joke with Croft.His own eyes growing tender whenever Croft grinned at him as well.

The third Padawan of the dead knights stands only a few feet away from her, empty and pain-wracked from the loss of the arm that lies near her friends and the loss of those friends.

Ti feels a burst of pain through the training bond. I know, my apprentice. Mourn them now, before you are in this inferno. Their shared grief—a grief only found in their bond, staggers them both.

Dozens of shattered battle droids lie near their young bodies. The Jedi had sold themselves dearly. For two of their own and an idea.

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A, B, C, D, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, O, another P?, Q, R, S, Y, and Z? Please?

A) Current OTP: I still ship Clintasha. But my biggest OTP will probably always be DoctorRose/10Rose. I love them.

B) Pairing I didn’t initially like but someone changed my mind: Uh... I don’t know? None?

C) A Pairing I wish I shipped but just Can’t: WinterWidow---I think. (Bucky X Natasha). Like, hot Russian assassins unite, but I want to marry Bucky too much so I just can’t ship them.

D) First thing I ever contributed to a fandom: Under a Violet Sky. An Avengers fanfiction I began and ended two or three years ago.

F) Longest Fandom? How Long?: Disney. My whole life.

G) First Fandom?: Disney. Then Harry Potter.

H) Live Action TV Shows or animated?: Live Action all the way! The Flash, Merlin, Doctor Who, Sherlock. People trump drawing every time for me!

I) Has tumblr caused you to stop liking any fandoms, if so, which and why?: Yes. All of them to a certain extent. Because some “fans” have 0 chill and are just rude people. That’s why I’m not more interactive online.

J) Name a fandom you didn’t care/think about until you saw it all over tumblr: ??? None really. Maybe Avatar: The Last Airbender (still technically not part of the fandom since I’ve only seen like 5 episodes).

K) How do I feel about other people in my current fandoms?: Meh. Most of the ones I associate with are awesome but there are still the jerks I don’t talk to.

L) One Request from my Favorite Fan Artist or writer?: I would love a fanart of an OC for one of my original stories or a scene from one of my one-shots.

O) Random Song and Ship it reminds me of?: *repeats process of last time* THE MIDDLE - Jimmy Eats World. TBH it doesn’t remind me of a ship, it reminds me of Zoom: Academy for Superheroes that I was obsessed with when I was younger.

P) Random AU for Any Fandom?: “We’re sitting across the aisle from each other on a long-as-heck train ride, me with friends on a cross-country adventure, you to visit some family, and we got up at the same time to stretch our legs and knock foreheads” AU.

Q) Ship I’ve abandoned and why?: I dunno. I don’t actually ship too many things... (Actually I shipped two of my friends for a long time but I abandoned that because they’ve grown into two different people who wouldn’t be as compatible anymore. Does that count?)

R) Ship I don’t think anyone else ships: I BROship the Ninth Doctor and Donna Noble. They would have had endless sass-offs! XD

S) A Headcanon I have?: That whenever Sherlock was at the hospital in the lab/mortuary/whatever, he would sing songs to himself and dance around.

Y) Fandom with no ships?: Uh... Merlin. I never really shipped anything. Sherlock same thing.

Z) Ship I Wish I could ship publicly but don’t because of Tumblr?: None...? I don’t ship much in fandoms. Real people maybe too much but nor in fandoms...

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