Fox (novel)/Chapter 2: The Zillo Beast

Fox was shocked. The gunship was still a half mile away but they could all see the giant beast getting transported out of a Venator-class Star Destroyer's cargo hold. The thing was ENORMOUS. The gunship landed, and Fox joined the several lines of clones that were escorting the giant transport platform that was moving the beast from the Venator to the safety dome.


 * "I heard this thing is the last of it's kind, and not even a Jedi lightsaber could penetrate it's skin." Fox overheard a trooper say.

The platform dropped the thing into the dome, where it was chained down and it's head was put on a double observation tower. A Mon Calamari scientist named Dr. Kornel Divini was studying it.


 * " The scales have to be removed before anything could be done." said Divini to Supreme Chancellor Palpatine. "It is a very painful process." continued the Mon Cal.


 * "That is of no concern to me. Remove the stupid scales and get it over with."

Fox and the rest of the clones then exited the dome to guard the outside area. After a few minutes, no one from the inside responded. Something was wrong. Suddenly, a trooper got a call on the comlink, but before the person on the other end could say anything, he was suddenly silenced. Then, something punched the metal from the inside of the dome. Then it did it again.


 * "If this beast is as tough as they say, then what good are these rifles going to do for us?" asked a trooper.


 * "Just shut up." replied Fox.

Suddenly, the creature broke through and threw the clones into a wall, and destroyed several stun tanks in front.

Fox could see the beast, but then everything went black. Several hours later, he woke up. Looking around, he saw it was night time. Everything was dark. He got up, and looked at the other troopers. They were all dead. Fox turned the corner of the wall and looked out at the Galactic City. A trail of fire and destroyed buildings and dead bodies lead from the Landing Zone to the Senate Building. The beast was climbing on top of it. Fox ran through the middle levels, seeing dead bodies of Senate Guards and civilians. He stopped a few times to help some beings. Then, he remembered about his comlink.


 * "I need a gunship and 223." he said to the other person on the com.

A gunship came shortly and took him to the senate building and he gazed at the beast. The creature had the Chancellor. The gunships travelled around it and shot the creature, but with no use. But then, the creature dropped Palpatine. Fox got a barrel of Malastare fuel and jumped from the ship on the giant. He threw the barrel down it's throat, killing it. Fox received the Medal of Honor.