Star Wars: A New Beginning/Chapter 6: The Academy

Cadet 327 looked out the window into the dark rainy mists. He turned around to the other cadets as they were getting geared up for going to the Military Complex to try the Citadel Challenge. They lined up and walked down the halls passed other troopers and entered the big training area.


 * "Beta Squad, your up." announced Alpha 821.

The cadets ran out and took cover behind small walls. Practice battle droids came from every side. The cadets shot as many as they could and ran up towards the Citadel. Blasting through the droids and turret towers, they reached the citadel's bottom gunnery platform. Commando droids with rapid fire turrets stood on the platform.


 * "I'll draw their fire!" yelled Cadet 765.

The cadet ran out, and got blasted by one of the turrets. B2 super battle droids accompanied by a B3 ultra battle droid raced at them, and the cadets tried to think of what to do.


 * "Leave him! we need to get going!" ordered Cadet 211.

The other cadets started to scale the wall. Meawhile, on the observation platform, ARC troopers CC-2187, Alpha 821, and Alpha 822, and Jedi General Ima Gun Di watched as the cadets broke formation, left behind one of their own, and followed their own orders.


 * "We're wasting our time with this stupid group." growled Alpha 822.


 * "Patience. They may make it yet." said the Jedi.

The only three out of seven cadets were left, and were cornered. One of them managed to slip through a vent and reached the top of the citadel, as the other two got gunned down.


 * "This one seems to be on top of things." noted CC-2187.

Suddenly, a hole was blasted in the wall next them. Dropships landed in the citadel and Yuuzhan Vong pilled out, attacking. Luckily, the battle droids thought that the Yuuzhan Vong were also cadets and killed most of them. Afterwards, gunships landed and more Confederation of Free Planets troops pilled out. An intense battle started.


 * "Amazing how somethings turn out, eh?" asked 822.