Ch 44: Anaxes

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"We have more than a dozen active battlefronts on Anaxes, and we are losing nearly every one" Mace said. "But if Admiral Trench can no longer anticipate our moves, we now have the opportunity to retake the planet."

"I can improve your chances" Echo said.

"Eh, excuse me, generals" Rex said.

Rex walked towards Echo as we all watched.

"If the trooper has a plan, I'd like to hear it" Mace said.

"May I?" Echo said.

Echo with his newly formed hand entered the system as a holographic map appeared.

"While Master Windu leads a team to retake the assembly complex, the Bad Batch will escort me into Trench's new comm vault, which according to current intel is now located on this Separatist Dreadnought above Anaxes. Once I'm plugged in, I can feed Trench strategies, but this time, you'll know every move before he makes it."

"And you are certain that if we get you onboard that ship, that you can convince Trench's army to do what you want?" Mace asked.

"Absolutely" he said. "Unfortunately, I've been doing this for a while but this time I can help bring about a Republic victory instead of a defeat."

I nodded looking to Mace. Anakin and I walked with Echo towards the Bad Batch as we boarded the ship. I smiled as Anakin pushed my hair back. I walked to the front of the ship with Anakin closely behind me.

"Please tell me we are blowing something up" Wrecker said.

"Sorry, Wrecker, this is strictly stealth" Anakin said.

"I hate that word" he said.

"Echo, you're up" I said.

"Don't worry. As soon as I plug in, I'll send a signal to the command ship" Echo said.

"What type of signal are you gonna send?" Hunter asked. "Nothing that'll give us away, right?"

I glanced at him as both him and Crosshair gave each other looks.

"As far as the droids are concerned, we're just gonna be another one of their shuttles coming in for a landing" he said.

"And the regs think we take risks" Hunter muttered.

I looked at Anakin as he shook his head. The ship landed as we walked towards the doors. I took a deep breath as they whooshed open. Anakin and I walked out first as Tech got us into one of the comm vault.

"Tech, can you rig an interface?" Echo asked.

"I assume thats a rhetorical question" Tech answered.

I hid a smile as I looked around.

"We should make sure this comm vault has no other entrances" he said.

"I'm on it" Anakin said.

He ran out as I tilted my head, looking at Echo. Anakin came back with Hunter as Echo grabbed his head.

"I'm intercepting a transmission. Trench is ordering all of his droids to the assembly complex" Tech said.

"All right, Echo, what are you trying to pull?" Hunter asked.

"Don't worry, that's what I told him to do" Echo said.

"But our troops will be vastly outnumbered" Rex said.

"Not when I send them a feedback pulse that shuts down all the droids" he said.

"How do we know that's what you're really going to do?" Tech asked.

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