Fox (novel)/Chapter 9: Galactic Alliance

CC-2029 and CC-1943, Dax and Jack, were carrying the body of Lieutenant Riker, a clone trooper who betrayed the Empire when the New Republic attacked. CC-2009, Typhuss, looked at Riker's body one last time, and left. He was assigned to the underlevels of Coruscant.

Meanwhile, CC-1010, Fox, and CC-5859, Stone, along with the clone troopers 2025, 2233 and 2010, took a Nu-class Attack Shuttle towards the Jedi Temple, which had to be cleared out of any threats before it could be rebuilt.


 * "2233, stand out here and guard." ordered Stone as the rest of the clones entered.

2233 nodded and stood at the entrance. Fox, Stone and 2025 and 2020 went inside. They passed several dead bodies of scout troopers and shadow EVO troopers, with lightsaber gashes. They must of been part of the garrison that was wiped out by Galen Marek, thought Fox. They moved on, and saw more bodies. 2025 turned a corner.


 * "Sir, you better come see this." said 2025, in a nervous tone.

They ran over and saw 2233's dead body. It had a lightsaber gash in it. The clone kept walking, seeing more dead bodies that were killed several years before the destruction of the First Death Star. No body bothered to clean them out. Suddenly, a shadow passed in front of them. They looked around and took out their weapons. All of the sudden, an attacked took out 2025, and 2010. The attacked, Stone recognized, was Hydra, an Imperial Inquisitor who must have hid in the Temple after the attack by the New Republic. Fox aimed and shot, distracting her, while Stone shot from behind, and killed her. The two left the temple.

Typhuss was in the underlevels with some Imperial riot troopers, looking for criminals. A number of New Republic troops came to check on him, still thinking that clones liked the Empire more than the Republic. They passed, not convinced. 2009 then got a call on his com.


 * "We require all clone units to come to the Senate Building." said an operator form Homeworld Security Command.


 * "Copy that." replied Typhuss.

They got in a transport, and flew towards the Senate Building. When they landed, they were greeted by some senators and New Republic troops, and Fox and Stone were already there, but Typhuss noticed his troops were missing. As they walked down to the meeting room, Typhuss went up to Stone.


 * "Where are my troops?" he asked.


 * "Dead. Killed by a rogue Inquisitor." answered Fox.

They got on to one of the repulser lift platforms and sat down. They listened as the Head of State of the New Republic, who was formally Leia Organa, was replaced by a different one, said that the New Republic was replaced by the new and better Galactic Alliance.


 * "I doubt that it will be any better." said Fox.