Vubumia

**Vubumia** is a unique kind of grasslands and desert planet in the far reaches of the galaxy.

## Description

Vubumia's terrain is a very unique one compared to most other planets in the galaxy. Where it makes outsiders feel as if one was shrunk down to the size of bugs and insects. While most of the planet wasn't explored there are 4 major locations on the planet.

One of the first places, being a huge island with a giant tree in the middle of it. While the rest of the island has huge sized grass covering it. Where its main inhabitants are giant blue ants.

Then another location is a grassland that resembles that of a park's lawn with a bug built city in the middle of it, where several different kinds of bugs inhabit it.

Then another spot was another grassland with some small lakes in the areas where its inhabitants are also giant ants, but these ones being brownish-orange.

But the biggest location of it, was a huge desert landscape with giant cactuses of many different types in its area. Being inhabited by desert insects and bugs. But, in this location was The Changeling Order's other base, it being built almost like an ant colony but still having structures above the ground.

## Bio

### Early on

Before the constructing of their base on , The Changeling Order had this base as one of their main locations to be housed. Since the planet was already inhabited by giant insects and bugs, it would've been like blending in a natural habitant in a way. However during the base's construction, many of the inhabitants noticed this and were curious of what it was, but most didn't dare to look. However, a hoard of Grasshoppers were daring enough to look at first Marge was displeased with the trespassers until finding out the grasshoppers practically had control on the majority of the planet. Where Marge stuck a deal with their leader, where they keep other inhabitants in discovering their base and in return she would not only not kill them, but would provide access to their resources of any kind they wanted.

### The Kidnapping of Ocellus

However, the Republic would soon learn of the planet's existence when the Jedi Padawan Changeling, Ocellus was kidnapped by the Changeling Order while Figge and Peterson were leading a scouting mission with Fishlegs Ingerman and a few clones.

### Discovery

Utilizing a DNA tracker beacon built by Mucker, the team went to search for Ocellus finding her location on Vubumia.

### Meeting the Blue Ant Colony

After exploring the planet, the team come across Ant Island where the Blue Ant Colony lives. Where they watch them putting food on a giant leaf. While one of the ants is busy testing an invention of his to harvest grain quicker. But stops to introduce himself, Flik. As Peterson explains the situation they have, Flik offers to help and takes them to their queen, and her daughter, Princess Atta. Despite being impressed to have outsiders on their home for the first time in years, the Queen and Atta are not as willing to help find Ocellus, since they never leave their island. As one of the council members tells them they don't have time to help find anyone and orders them to leave. Feeling insulted, they do so. But Flik on the other hand, feeling sympathetic for the team, especially Peterson seeing how he feels responsible for Ocellus being kidnapped decides to help them on their quest which Atta and the council are willing to let him leave (but only so he can't mess anything up). Flik then offers to take the team to the Bug City where they could probably find some transport to find the Changeling Order base. But are unaware the younger princess, Dot was following closely.

### Meeting the other Ant Colony

After a long journey with their allies, the team ten come across another ant colony. But this one having ants colored Brownish-orange. Where they are greeted by Nurse Ant, Hova. Who is more than impressed to meet outsiders, and believes the team can help them rid of the threaten "Thunder Walkers" that terrorize their home. But the team isn't up for the task since they're already trying to locate Ocellus. Hova then introduces the team to her lover, Zok, a wizard. While reluctant to help outsiders, he is willing to help them out, (more because he doesn't like the idea of a younger individual being forced into something they wouldn't want to be). Even taking along other 2 ants, Kreela and Fugax.

### Finding the Base/The Conspiracies within

Upon crossing the open desert plains in the land speeder, the team soon comes to a hill as they climb up and at the top, they find the Changeling Order's base at the other side of a huge sea of lava with only some random suspension bridges spanning it. After getting across one, they sneak inside using a code Peterson knows. As they go down the hallways, but are forced to hide in a weapon locker room. Where the ants other other bugs arm themselves with blasters should there be a firefight to happen. (save for Zok who opts to stick with his staff). After sneaking past many Changeling Troopers, they come to a map room where Peterson has Rax hook into it finding Ocellus' prison room. But then discovers the Grasshoppers are also in the base. Curiously, Flik wants to find out what they are doing there. Where they make use of sneaking through the cooling vents into a meeting room where Marge is present with Hopper and the other grasshoppers. Where Marge reminds the grasshoppers why she let them live. Since they're keeping the Blue Ant colony in line with fear and intimidation, her base is kept safe. While at the same time, the constant attacks on the other Ant colony make it so they wouldn't try and be smart and find out what was causing them to begin with. Before telling them about how their base of operations will soon grow with Ocellus as her apprentice, but one grasshopper starts doubting the idea of it, but is stopped short as he suddenly lose his breath and falls to the floor holding his throat, as Marge tells him that his ignorance of the Force is frowned upon before letting him go. As she warns them that she has heard of outsiders coming onto the planet and they most double their efforts to avoid them finding the base. As she dismisses the meeting and all leave.

Now knowing the real reason the grasshoppers are terrorizing his colony, Flik is no longer wanting to stick with a simple rescue, he wants to shut down the base permanently. Which Zok also agrees on, (now knowing it was the grasshoppers who were terrorizing his colony too). However, Hova still wants to find out how the grasshoppers could do it, as they along couldn't imitate the "Thunder Walkers". Heading back out the base they go to the sand terrain to try and find clues where they come across giant footprints, where Peterson realizes they were made by an AT-BT.

## Trivia

* Vubumia made its appearance in Changeling in Distress