Clash on Devaron

[Saul]

Clash on Devaron​

Devaron. The politics of Devaron are as convoluted and ambiguous as they have always been. At the fringes of Sith territory within the Core, Devaron is nominally controlled by the Imperium, but in practice this control is limited by rebellion. The Devaronian are split into two groups; those in favor of Imperial rule, and those against it. Regardless of the aims of those against Imperial rule, the motley alliance formed by these groups has fought off-and-on against Imperial rule for nearly a decade. Recent setbacks had been taking their toll, however, and the Rebel Alliance needed to show the Devaronian's that it went beyond mere materiel and moral support.

Together they would strike at the heart of a settlement, pushing beyond the ambushes they laid for patrols and launching a high-profile assault against the Imperium. A plethora of targets were available to them, but of the options available, their command had selected an armory fortified with sandbags and manned at any given time by no more than half a squad.

Strategic victory itself was achieved in the fact that the Imperium had failed to prevent the attacks from occurring to begin with, and that it could not fulfill the mandate it had taken on to provide security and stability to the Devaronians. However, tactical victory was required in order to ensure that the rebels could acquire small arms, medical supplies, rations, and other sorely needed materiel.

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Chelm rested his back against the duracrete wall, rubbing his hand over his face to wipe away the sheer boredom that was guard duty. This was hardly the most exciting duty he could be assigned to. "C'mon, Kyne, you wait any longer and I'll fall asleep," he grumbled, leaning forward while holding on to the carbine resting on his lap.

"Yeah, yeah," the other recruit grumbled from inside the latrine. The door opened and out popped Chelm's white-clad squadmate assigned to the same, boring detail he was. Ostensibly, Chelm and Kyne were here to advise the local defenders. In reality, they were simply babysitting people that they couldn't really trust.

The Devaronian security forces, collaborators by any other name, were posted outside. Three horned men, each armed with a decent blaster and a vest that probably wouldn't save them if a bolt hit them directly. Chelm popped on his helmet, stood up, and waved for Kyne to follow him outside. As much as he'd prefer to relax, one never knew when an inspection was due, and he didn't want to be the recruit caught being lazy. "About an hour until the others are done with the patrol detail, two before we're back at the barracks. So don't get lazy, you'll make me look bad." He fiddled with the switches that locked the helmet onto his head, then moved his hands back to his blaster and nodded at the Devaronian guards.

Stupid aliens, he thought to himself.

 

[TheSilentWind]

The Rebellion was growing. Whatever Imperial propaganda that was stating that it wasn’t growing was wrong, and it was foolish not to admit the truth. Aura however understood the need for Imperial propaganda. After all, the Imperials needed to brainwash people into thinking that what they were doing was good, when they weren’t. Nobody was innocent in this galaxy unless there were small children, and even the small children would soon do things they weren’t proud off. Aura knew that, but she also believed that the Galactic Alliance was the right government, a government of democracy that would not be ruled by a religion like the Sith. Furthermore, the Galactic Alliance had not committed any types of genocide such as the killing of various Mandalorian clans, and the total extermination of the Duros people. That kind of government was a dictatorship, and whether people disagreed with her did not matter to her because Aura knew it was a fact, there were various pieces of evidence to show that it was a fact. To her, it was only a matter of time before the galaxy realized that the Sith were evil, malicious people, ruled by a terrible order.

Aura however was not here to think about that. She was in a planet that had been experiencing religion. Aura, having been selected by the Rebel command to be part of a four man squad that would help in attacking a Rebel armory. Unfortunately, the Imperials were making the Rebellion have setbacks due to their sophisticated machinery. Furthermore, they were also making people think that this Rebellion was weak. While a large amount of people wished to see the planet leave the Imperium, a large amount of people wished to have the planet stay within their grasps, and those people were helping the Imperium attack the Rebels.

”I can’t wait to show them what we are made of” a member of her squad stated. The man was large, and he definitely good hold his on in a fight. Luckily for her, the young Rebel was not the leader of the squad, otherwise she would have failed utterly in motivating them. Aura was not the person that talked to people. She preferred to be alone, thinking about whatever was on her mind. Even when she was on missions, you could tell that she found it difficult to speak to people. It was just who she was, a characteristic of her that she formed since the time she was a young child.

Aura had with her a vibroknuckler, and two pistols, each of them being comfortable, and tightly placed on her belt, a each of them being comfortable, and tightly placed on her belt that was made of strong materials. The Rebellion had a large array of spies, and criminal contacts. While it was not as modern, and sophisticated as Imperial intelligence, the Rebellion's intelligence certainly could get the job done whenever it was desired, as they were trained of highly trained individuals.

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Some hours later.​

"Can you see the armory" a member of Aura's squad stated. They all nodded. The building they were in was close to a sewage system that connected to various buildings, including the armory. "Okay. Their is a sewage system that connects various buildings, including the armory. An entry point is very close to this building and you and her are going to enter the building."

With that Aura and the large member of her squad left. The Mandalorian ARES Member and former CR Member went down to the entry point, and entered the sewage entry point. The building, and the surrounding buildings were two stories high. Furthermore, the bunker, and the surrounding houses were 10-20 yards away from the surrounding structures. The only thing that worried the Mandalorian was that their would be many civilian casualties. Nevertheless, this was a war, and while civilian casualties were unfortunate, it was something that happened, whether you liked it or not.

"This smells like crap" she stated quietly, not wishing to make a large amount of noise. Speaking quietly was something that came naturally to Aura, and she knew that she spoke quietly enough so that she wouldn't annoy any animals that were in the sewage. Luckily for the Mandalorian Rebel, non combat personnel with fast speeders were positioned close enough to be able to get the equipment.

 

[TheSilentWind]

The anxious Rebel continued to move, the thought of helping the local insurgents by winning this battle on her mind. For many years, Aura had seen many of her fellow Rebels die. She had also seen multiple people, friends, and those that she considered somewhat close to family die. Yes, she was not the most charismatic person, but even those that had a social fear also had friends, and people they considered family, and Aura was one of them. From Coruscant to Mandalore, Aura had people she loved that had died because of the Imperium. Right now the Rebellion was her family and she was not going to lose them. Aura was becoming tired of the Imperium kicking her ass every time in a battle. For once, she was going to kick the Imperium’s ass, and that was going to happen today.

As they continued to move, Aura wondered if she would gather Imperial attention if she had won this battle. The Mandalorian was well aware that she probably was on the Imperial’s insurgent list and that was why she decided that she needed to become more of a spy, and create a list of identities. After all, as the Rebels were being often hunted by the Imperium and casualties occurred for the Rebel side every day being stealthy was more important than ever.

Aura had gotten used to the smell in the sewers. After a few minutes, Aura and the muscular man who had come with her to the sewers were near the entrance. The Mandalorian signaled for the man to go first since he was the larger, and stronger of the two. The large man began to climb, and Aura followed him. She climbed up slowly, and Aura followed him. Her fellow ARES Member opened the entrance slowly in a stealthy manner, and soon they were both inside the base. Aura then slowly closed the entrance. She then looked up to make sure that no one could see her, and there were no cameras. That however did not mean that she did not underestimate the security in this bunker. After all, the Imperium had some of the best security in the galaxy but even then, every security system had a weakness.

”Let us go to the security room. After that, we will get the equipment and our people will transport the equipment to the speeders then we will leave. We should distract them a little bit till the speeders arrive” Aura said. The man agreed. He knew the plan but a little review of it did not hurt, and it was better for him to know it and review it than to know nothing. Even a little miscalculation would cause the mission to be a failure and Aura was not going to let that happen.

Aura ran along with the large man, and they were able to get to a corner. The Mandalorian then looked, seeing no one near her place. She then moved her pace increasing with each step. As she moved, Aura could see that there were almost not a lot of people in the bunker. She knew that a bunker did not have a lot of people but even the smallest of bases could hold a large number of surprises.

The ARES Member continued to move, changing from room to room looking for the security room. Luckily for her, the bunker was somewhat small compared to other Imperial bases so it was fairly easy to move through the base. After a while, she had reached the security room and Aura could see the security cameras that were all over the base. She then so the armory, and she saw it being guarded by two Imperial stormtroopers. Aura had never engaged a stormtrooper before, and she never wanted to. From what she heard, there training was intense, which was expected. As she thought about how the fight would ensue, and the training the Imperial stormtroopers would go through, Aura began to think there was nothing unique about Imperial training. Furthermore, she herself had added knowledge, and could apply various martial arts. That was why she decided that facing the stormtroper would be fine.

“Let’s go to the armory. “ she stated, and they went. Aura knew that her enemies probably thought that their base would or had already been infiltrated. That was why they needed to finish the mission very quickly before the Imperium reinforcements arrived.

Within a few minutes, Aura and the large man were in a corner where they could see the two Imperial troopers. One of them was a human, the other a Devorian. ”Let’s show them what we are made off.” she stated, and with that the Mandalorian attacked, sending multiple blaster bolts to the stormtroopers. Aura could see the rusty armor they were both wearing, and figured the Imperial’s advanced trooper armor wasn’t so advanced anymore.

As they continued firing, Aura activated her comlink, connecting herself to the other two ARES Members. ”I hope you are keeping the other three men busy.” she stated. ”We are although we can’t last another ten minutes. Get the equipment quick and leave.” he replied. As they continued firing, Aura saw that both her comrade and the Imperials had run out of ammo. This battle had now changed from arms to hand to hand combat.

Within seconds, the Mandalorian run, her ARES Member with her. They both run to the Imperials, and she could see that they were in a combative stance. Within a few steps, Aura run then jumped and did a kick, her light body allowing her to fly in the air with ease. The Imperial easily blocked, and Aura could see that the large man had his hands fool with the other Imperial. ” Why do you choose to serve the Imperials when they have done this. The Duros Genocide, the Mandalorian Genocide. Why serve a government that is the root of all evil in the galaxy.” she asked, curious as to what his reply would be.

” You really are biased aren’t you.” he quickly replied as they continued to exchange physical strikes, each opponent attempting to finish this fight quickly. ” The Imperium has supported its population, and it has also helped its troopers. I have met multiple individuals who are in debt to the Imperium. “ he stated finishing his statement.

After a few minutes, fatigue started catching up to all four of them but Aura and the large man had done their job. They had served as a distraction until the speeders came in place and now they could begin getting serious. Using Stava, a well known martial art, Aura send a barrage of strikes, all aimed at striking the nerves of her opponent in order to stop him. The attacks were also backed up by feints, and that allowed her to fool her opponent. Her last feint was one that was aimed for the chest but she instantly changed her attack to one at the head fell down.
When she had kicked the Devorian in the face, she then turned around to face see that her Rebel comrade had been taken down, not dead but unconscious.

”Gets it’s just me and you.” she stated, her eyes looking at him. ”Bring it.” Chelm replied, the stormtrooper certainly showing his confidence. With the statements out of the way, Aura and Chelm began to fight, their bodies becoming lethal weapons. Within a few minutes, Aura and Chelm had already began to fatigue, his Imperial training matching Aura’s proficiency in Stava. In one last act of defiance, Chelm and Aura punched each other in the face, knocking each other out.

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A few hours later ​

Aura was in a Rebel safehouse far from where they had attacked the Imperial armory. According to her teammates, the tactical objective had been achieved. ”What happened?” she asked . ”Well my ammunition run out so I sent our third guy in to take care of the two Imperials outside the base. He was able to stun them then we both came in and transported the weapons to our speeders. One of the Imperials awoke and while he was shooting at us , he hit a civilian but overall, we were successful in achieving the mission.” he stated. ”Good job on your part. You really did well, and you really helped us.” ”Just doing my job. After all, this is all I have left.” she replied, and with that, their conversation ended.

The Mandalorian had truly gone through a lot. Aura had visited many Rebel cells over the years but the Galactic Rebellion was something different. It represented the Rebel’s ideals, and it was certainly growing everyday. For now though, they would need to remain in hiding, fighting when they could, but still on the run. That however would change as every war always had a turning point. For this war, the turning point would be the Rebellion finishing off the Imperium, and restoring the Galactic Alliance. All they needed to do was wait, and they could do that.

END THREAD.
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