During the Outer Rim Sieges in the final months of the Clone Wars, Ki Adi-Mundi and his Clone
Troopers were sent to the rainy, harsh world of Mygeeto to continue the Republic’s massive
effort to push the separatists away from the Core worlds of the Galaxy.
While mediating during the battle, Ki-Adi Mundi experiences a heartbreaking flashback
to when his fellow Jedi, Rivi-Anu threw herself in front of a Star Destroyer in
hopes of using the force to stop it from killing both her Clone Trooper and Ki-Adi Mundi himself.
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So, the story begins on the cold planet of Mygeeto, where Ki-Adi Mundi and his Clone Troopers
are at their base camp, preparing for the upcoming battle. Master Mundi himself is sitting inside
of his tent, deeply meditating in the force and extending himself out to feel the cosmic force.
As this is happening, icy cold droplets of water slowly form and drop down onto the Cerean’s head,
one by one, until his mind is thrown far back in the war to a very tragic and traumatic experience.
As the flashback begins, Ki-Adi Mundi is mediating on a solid platform
on a distant grassy world, before being interrupted by his fellow Jedi Rivi-Anu,
who warns him that he has water dripping on his head.
Ki-Adi Mundi already knows this and tells her that it helps him to focus
on his meditation in these dark days, and that each drop of water reminds him
of the Clone Troopers who bravely gave their life for him in combat.
He then tells her “You did not come to discuss my mediations… something troubles you”, to which she
responds, telling him that the freshly assigned, young Jedi are scared about going into battle.
Master Mundi understands their worry and regrets that he could not give them more training,
but is very confident that all of the young Jedi are worthy of fighting.
He then says that he would never put his fellow Jedi or his Clone Troopers in danger,
if he didn’t believe they were capable of completing the task.
Ki Adi-Mundi then asks Rivi-Anu if she is scared, and she doesn’t answer,
but the wise old master understands her and says “it is okay. I am scared to”.
And at the end of the story, make sure you let me know where Rivi-Anu ranks in your top
Jedi and what you think of her actions. Let me know if she cracks your top 10!
Following this, a loud screech is heard before a blistering crash erupts into a fireball in a
nearby field, scaring away the local wildlife and signalling the beginning of the battle.
Ki Adi-Mundi, Rivi-Anu and the young Jedi Commanders
lead their clone troopers fiercely into battle, tearing up battle droids with their lightsabers.
In the heat of the combat, Master Mundi orders Rivi-Anu to secure the west flank,
causing her to run ahead of the main group and into heavy blaster fire.
While doing this however, Rivi-Anu is cut down by a flurry of incoming blaster fire,
sending her tumbling to the ground, with her lightsaber soon following.
Only moments later, Ki-Adi Mundi receives more horrible news.
He is informed that their Republic Command Cruiser has been taken down by the separatist forces,
sending it plunging rapidly towards the rocky surface of the planet.
Master Mundi very quickly realizes that once the ship crashes onto
the battlefield, it will kill every single one of his clone troopers,
along with himself and the other Jedi. This almost sends the experienced master into a deep panic,
but he uses his wisdom to stay composed and orders that all of his men fall back immediately.
While his Clone Troopers are storming away from the battlefield with incredible speed,
Ki-Adi Mundi rushes back onto the battlefield,
screaming atRivi-Anu to hurry or she will be killed as the ship falls.
With tears streaming down her face and in deep pain,
Rivi-Anu raises her head to see the scorching star destroyer quickly
roaring towards her. Ki Adi Mundi continues racing towards Rivi-Anu,
but she firmly warns the Master Jedi to get back to safety with his men, before courageously
offering to hold the ship back, giving the rest of the Clones enough time to escape.
Master Mundi warns Rivi-Anu that she is not strong enough to pull this brave action off,
but she refuses to listen, telling him to
get himself and the Clone Troopers back to safety for one final time.
Rivi-Anu then jumps rapidly, planting her knees into the hard, rocky surface of the planet,
before lifting her arm in the force, with tremendous force,
using all of her strength. Because of her brutal injury from earlier,
she is unable to lift the other arm to assist in holding back the star destroyer.
Rivi-Anu then channels all of her strength, all of her training and the force itself
into the flaming star destroyer above her, holding the massive ship up with the tiniest of amounts.
Once a single slip of concentration she will be instantly crushed by her own command vessel.
As the Vessel hovers above the surface of the ground, Ki-Adi Munid and his men continue to
rush away from the scene of the destruction as the Clone Troopers look on in horror, wondering if the
young Jedi will make it out alive. Knowing that his fellow Jedi likely won’t make it
out of the situation alive, Ki Adi Mundi solemnly whispers to himself, Maybe the Force be with you,
Rivi-Anu, but continuing his retreat. Let me know down below if you can forgive the Jedi
Order for sending young children and teenagers into battle as soldiers on the front lines of
the most brutal war the Republic had seen in a very long time. Or do you think it was completely
justified for the Jedi Order to use the Jedi as Generals in the war, let me know down below!
Rivi-Anu continues to channel her strength, holding the star destroyer up
but unfortunately her resilience runs out, sending the flaming ship crashing down into the surface,
killing the young Jedi knights in an instant,
and sending a massive red and yellow burst of fire roaring from the area.
This is of course absolutely devastating to Master Mundi, and all of the men who fought
alongside Rivi-Anu throughout the war, but they are unable to stick around for too long, as the
rubble and raging inferno rush towards their location, putting them in significant danger.
Following this, Master Mundi stands proud of his fellow Jedi’s brave sacrifice,
and tells his men that this battle is over,
and that the Republic have triumphed over the evil scourge of the Separatists.
Jedi Knight Eon then said in shock “Master… Rivi Anu saved us”. In response Mundi says “Yes,
Eon… Greater love has no being than to lay down their life for a friend”,
explaining the inexperienced jedi that the greatest way to show one’s love is
to face grave sacrifice, sometimes even the sacrifice of one’s self..
Mundi then goes on to explain that Rivi-Anu is now one with the living force and that it
will make him extremely proud to one day join her as just another part of the wider force.
As Ki-Adi Mundi and the other Jedi stand in silence, paying their respects to the
fallen Rivi-Anu, they are quickly interrupted by Commander Bacara,
who informs that that the 21st Nova Corps is being summoned to Mygeeto immediately,
where a battle is looming, and set to spark off at any moment. This is of course where Ki-Adi Mundi
is right now, as he is having this flashback, meaning just hearing the word Mygeeto snaps him
back to reality, where of course the water is still dripping on his head, inside of the tent.
Each of these drops reminds him of the brave and tragic sacrifice of Rivi-Anu,
making Mundi realise the true toll that the war has taken on both himself
and the countless others who are scarred by it.
And to end the story, Ki-Adi Mundi looks down at cold drop of rain in his palm, smiling to
himself as know that Rivi-Anu has transcended into the force now and is forever watching over him.
Finally, Commander Bacara enters his General’s tent,
informing him all of his men are ready to be deployed onto the battlefield
and to engage in the fight of their lives against the Separatist alliance.
General Mundi then says, “Very good, Commander Bacara”. Before exiting his
tent and beginning the brutal battle of Mygeeto, where he believes the Republic
can finally but the Clone Wars to rest once and for all, and end all the pain,
suffering and loss that it hard brought… Unfortunately he was very wrong about this hope.
So that is the story of the Jedi who bravely threw herself in front of a Star Destroyer to
save the lives of her clone troopers, and Ki Adi Mundi. Such a tragic story
and an incredibly brave and heroic action from such a young and inexperienced Jedi.
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