Star Wars: Safeguard

Star Wars: Safeguard is a fan-fiction novel written by user Darth Storm. It is both the first work to be written and the first chronologically in the New Republic Guard series. Set in the shaky period of peace after the 's capture of from the, the novel follows  hero Saychel Tisocco as he attempts to prevent the first non-human candidate for the position of  of the New Republic from being assassinated by disgruntled criminals in the employee of the. Safeguard was released on a chapter-by-chapter basis starting on January 24, 2010. The cover is currently in production and will be released once the majority of the work has also been released.

Preface
''Nal Hutta. Like it’s more infamous and well-known neighbor, Nar Shaddaa, the world was a seeming hive of scum and villainy. The Hutts ruled the planet with an iron fist, having enslaved the native Evocii several millennia earlier. Bounty hunters, criminals, and slavers, all came here to escape the persecution of the newly formed New Republic. These criminal elements had not yet given up hope; however, and in the murky, smog-filled streets of Bilbousa, the capital of the swamp covered world, certain elements were planning a strike that would shatter the New Republic’s new found equilibrium. It is here that our story begins. A story of a hero, his family, and his allies. A story that will be told by many generations in the years to come.'' - ''The young padawan sprinted down the alleyway, his breath coming in ragged bursts. His feet skidded in slimy pools of toxic sludge and sentient waste that had been leaked into the alley from a nearby pipe. His nose was clogged with the scent of chemicals and sentient waste. He slipped, but using the power of the Force he caught his balance and ran on. To his left between the buildings, he caught a glimpse of the tall spires of one of the Hutt palaces that dotted the city. The eastern sky was beginning to lighten, the minarets of the Hutt palace reflecting the faint gleam of dawn, but in the labyrinth of alleyways that crisscrossed between the spaceport and the Merchant Quarter it was still midnight.

His padawan learner’s braid plastered to his head with sweat, Finn headed away from the spaceport and north toward the Merchant Quarter. Every so often, he risked a glance over his shoulder. But he saw no one and the only footsteps he heard were his own.

Once he made the transmission he would be rescued. By the time the Nikto caught up with him he would be on a New Republic military dropship and on his way to the Jedi Praxeum on Yavin IV. He paused in the mouth of the alley and bent forward straining for breath, one hand on his thigh, the other holding up the hems of his robes and preventing them from being soiled by the pools of toxic sludge that littered the street.

Finn expanded his Force senses, searching for anyone following him. A sudden spike of adrenaline in another being at the other end of the alley radiated through the Force. Finn turned around, and glimpsed a tall Nikto in full battle-armor appear at the other end of the alley and begin running torwards him. The young Padawan turned and ran.''

Sections

 * Star Wars: Safeguard/Prologue

Dramatis Personae

 * Padawan, (Human male)
 * Klaatu Barada; Captain, ( male)
 * Niktus Mon; Lieutenant, Hutt Syndicate (Nikto male)
 * Jedi Master, New Jedi Order (Human female)

Locations

 * Merchant Quarter
 * New Republic Safehouse
 * Spaceport
 * Merchant Quarter
 * New Republic Safehouse
 * Spaceport
 * Spaceport