Star Wars The Clone Wars: A Galaxy Of War

Chapter 10: Ryloth Air Base Siege

"Will that be all?" Lance asks, looking at a hologram projection of three Jedi masters. "Yes. Master Skywalker will handle the blockade. Master Kenobi will deal with the Twileks and I will capture the separatist leader. We need you to take out their air base or else our ground forces will be bombarded." Master Mace Windu says as the air base over view comes up.
"Once Skywalker destroys the separatist blockade, your mission begins." The Jedi continues the briefing. "Yes master. I will make sure that base is under Republic control under 48 hours." Lance assures and turns off the hologram. Arc walks inside, holding his helmet under his right arm. "What's the plan general?" The captain asks, walking up to the young Jedi Knight. "A siege. Block all exits and slowly let their forces dwindle." Lance says. "You can think of the rest." Lance tells the Captain as he walks away. "Always the hard part for me." Arc sighs as he pulls out the map and starts coming up with a plan.
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"Whoa, whoa, whoa!" Waypoint says as he chases after Ethan. The two have been playing and messing around for the past several days, even to the point were Waypoint would miss practice. Of course, if you were not part of his team, you'd think he is being disobedient. But Waypoint had a small problem when he was in his embryo stage. It was small, but it makes him act like a child outside of combat.
"Ethan, stop playing around and come over here." Jelia says, who is leaning against the wall. Ethan groans as he slowly makes his way to his foster mother. "Does he have too?" Waypoint asks in a childish way. Jelia sends him a glare. "Uh....never mind." Waypoint murmurs. Jelia smiles as he takes Ethan down the corridor. She presses a few buttons on a control pad that is placed in the wall next to the heavy metal door. "You need to go take your nap." Jelia says as the two enter the door. The room isn't all fancy, it's just a normal room with a bed, a chair, and a desk. "Why?" Ethan asks as he yawns soon after, rubbing his eyes in the process. Jelia giggles a little. "That's why. Now go to sleep." Jelia says as she watches Ethan get on the bed and falls asleep. Jelia smiles as she walks out of the room and clicks a button on the outside panel, closing the door.

     "How is he doing?" Lance asks, worried about the Alf child. Jelia shrieks sharply when he heard Lance. "L-lance! You scared me!" The survivor exclaims, her face a bit red in blush. Lance chuckles with a smile. "I apologize." Lance says, apologizing for scaring Jelia. Jelia smiles shortly after. "He's doing fine. I just don't know how to tell him about....Apex and our species." Jelia sadly says the last part, remembering the devastating thing the separatist did.
"I'm sure you'll tell him once he's old enough to understand. Right now he's a child, so let's not ruin his childhood." Lance says as he walks closer to Jelia. Jelia nods in agreement. "Now, how are you doing?" Lance asks, emphasizing the word you. Jelia blushes harder.
"G-good I g-guess, w-why do ask?" Jelia stutters as she looks a bit to her right, moves strands of her behind her left ear, and shifts a little to her left. "Because, you are a survivor of a tragic disaster." Lance explains why he asked. "Oh....well you did ask, which means you care. To answer your question, I'm doing alright." Jelia answers as she looks at Lance in the eyes. Lance smiles kindly at her. "That is true. I do care about you." Lance replies to her answer as he walks away, leaving an ecstatic Jelia behind.
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"After we enter orbit, the gunships will drop our men at a risky range of three clicks away from the base. Once we have the droid's attention, a second wave of gunships will drop three AT-TE behind the base, making more confusion. Two AT-TE will surround the other two sides of the base, forming a siege." Captain Arc explains his plan to all the clones that are gathered in the hanger bay. "Any questions?" Arc asks the clones for any questions they might have. "No sir, just give us our target!" A clone says, as all the other clones cheer. "I will, after we land. Now get your gear and prepare to go. First wave leaves in half an hour." Arc says as all the clones rush to the armory to grab their gear.

     "Alright men, let's move." Lance says as he puts on his helmet. Breakfall squad nods as they get aboard a gunship, except this gunship wasn't your ordinary gunship. This gunship was especially built for Lance and Breakfall squad. It is still white but has yellow instead of the standard red. It has upgraded armor and improved weaponry.
      "Sir? Will Commander Jelia be joining us?" Arc asks he looks at his general. "Since when was she promoted to Commander ?" Lance asks the captain. "Well. She is helping us and isn't a clone. Her usage of weapons are higher and more ranged than us. Because of her cooperation without pay, she is considered a commander under the 720th legion rules." Arc answers the Jedi's question. Lance nods. "Well. I'm not sure, she's taking care of Ethan right now." Lance replies.
"A child won't stop me from bringing down the separatist." Jelia tells the squad as he gets aboard the gunship. Lance smiles. "Jelia, nice of you to join us." He says.
"Yea well, I wouldn't want you to have all the fun." Jelia answers as the doors close. The gunship rumbles before the engine roar to life, and it takes off, exiting the hanger. The republic ships makes its quick descent towards the surface of Ryloth. Once the gunships gets in range of the base, Anti-Aircraft turrets hail fire on the Republic's ships. Breakfall squad tighten their grip on the handle bars, waiting anxiously to land and begin the ground fight. "All troops, beginning landing sequence.
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"Go, go, go!" The pilot yells as the doors open once the gunship land. Breakfall squad jumps off the ship and start their sprinting towards the base, dodging laser bolts and avoid getting killed. Lance activates his green lightsaber and reflects the laser shots, sending them back to the droids with pinpoint accuracy. The fighting continues, and explosions and laser blast can be heard from left to right. With every shot, a droid drops dead, and with every step, a clone corpse falls to the ground. The brutal advancement goes on for minutes until the droid's defense weakens.
     "Now!" Arc yells the order to his wrist comm, which is heard by three gunship pilots that are carrying the tanks.
"Sir! Those AA guns better be offline!" Domino says, firing his Z-6 cannon. Arc curses under his breath. "Pinpoint! Hit this droids manning the AA turrets!" Arc orders. Pinpoint smirks as he pulls out his sniper. "Those turrets wont be active anymore!" He says as he fires his sniper, killing the droids that were controlling any AA guns. "All turrets are down!" Waypoint informs his commanding officer.

"And just in time." Arc says, looking up as the gunships drop the tanks according to the plan. The AT-TE rain fire at the base. The clones cheer as the tanks destroy any opponents, leaving the base unarmed. Jelia smiles as she slings her bow on her back. Lance puts away his lightsaber as he marches inside the base, with Arc on Lance's left and Jelia on Lance's right, and behind them Breakfall Squad and the 720th legion.
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