Fox (novel)/Chapter 1: Coruscant Nights

Deep in the Coruscant underlevels, a criminal lurked about freely, without fear of getting caught. Or so he thought. He walked down a small alleyway. He stopped, and heard some footsteps behind him. He quickly turned around, and no one was there. The criminal started running, and behind him he heard running footsteps, now there were more of them, who ever they were. He didn't bother to turn around. The criminal knew he wouldn't get away, but he wanted to put up a fight. He stopped and got out a blaster pistol, which got shot out of his hand fast. The perusers were actually Clone Commander Fox and some other clone troopers.


 * "You criminal scum. There is no where you can run." said Fox.

The criminal turned around and ran even faster. What an idiot, thought Fox. 17 and 18, two clones that were with him, went after the criminal. Fox then said something into his comlink, and soon a Senate Guard transport landed and picked Fox. The criminal was getting away, but 17 and 18 were to slow. 19, a clone onboard the ship, came up to Fox.


 * "Sir, we lost him" he said.


 * "Oh well, just let him go. We were ordered to go to the Jedi Temple about ten minutes ago anyway." Fox replied.

The transport flew over to the running clone troopers, and 17 and 18 got in.


 * "What do the Jedi want sir? They hardly ever call clone troopers or anyone else to go to the Temple." said 17 after Fox explained the situation.


 * "Why are you asking me this, trooper?" Fox asked.

The Senate Guard transport dropped down on a landing pad at the Republic Military Academy.


 * "What's happening here?" asked Fox.


 * "The speeder was needed for training some new recruits," said the Senate Guard lieutenant. "You may use some BARC speeders. They are on the other side of the transport."

Fox and his troops got on the Police BARC speeders. The only difference between them and regular BARCs is that the police ones had loud and annoying sirens, which Fox loved to use. Unfortunately, he could only turn them on in an emergency. The speeders took off towards the Temple. After a few minutes, they got there. Jedi Master Mace Windu and CC-2009 greeted them at the landing platform.


 * "Greetings," said Windu. "We need your help, and your clone troopers for an important mission. Actually, it isn't a mission. You'll see once we get there."

A gunship landed and they got pilled in.


 * "Pilot, take us to the Coruscant Military Landing Zone". ordered Master Windu.


 * "Copy that." replied the pilot.

The gunship took off towards the landing zone.