CHAPTER 3:

PREPARATIONS

MY USUAL DISCLAIMER

This Chapter immediately takes place after the events of Chapter 2

"Commander Star. How is the battle in space going?" "Alright Sir. We are pushing them back. We have disabled their hyperdrives. They are not going anywhere" "Good. Hold them there. I'm going to join you. Or, do you know the way I usually blow up these command ships?" "Of course Commander Riven. I know how you destroyed Command ships. I am your right-hand man in space battles You went inside and blew it up!" "Hahaha. Of course. Alright then, I will allow you to lead the assaults and to finish up the battles in the space. Alright then Star. But once you finish up with the battle, I want you to bring the remaining forces to the ground. We need to discuss how to defend this place from the Empire" "Yes Sir" "Alright then. See you. R-1, come here now"

"Riven…you have changed. A lot" Musa said as he went up to Riven. "Yah. I have changed a lot. But I do not like to talk about it" "How did you become the Commander of these soldiers?" "It's a long story that I do not what to go into it. Faragonda, Griffin and Saladin, a war will be coming to this magic universe. I would like to ask permission for this area and the schools to be used as a base of operation for my soldiers. Will you allow me to do it?" "If a war is coming and if it is an invasion like this can lead to many deaths, I don't see why not. Right?" Faragonda asked. The other two heads agreed and nodded their head.

"Please. We dealt with these droids. They are nothing. We stopped an entire invasion. Why do we need to set up a base at our schools?" Sky bluntly asked. "This is because that was only an extremely tiny fraction of the army! They have other, stronger models than that and have hundreds of billions of them. In the war, we are constantly outnumbered of an average ratio of 1:50. But they are dumber and less smart. But where they lack intelligence, they make up for numbers. Their strategy is to constantly outnumber us and gun us down" "What? How do you know that?" Brandon asked. "That is because I am war torn. I have seen my men die at the hands of the droids. Even though they are clones, I see them as men, not some people breed in a lab. You don't know the casualties of war until you face them for yourself" This made them think. They have not been to a full-scale war like this.

"Rex, prepare the camps, we need to prepare for Round 2. They will come back" "Understood Sir. Alright boys. Time to set up camp!"

"Musa. I know I probably missed your birthday. So happy birthday" His Jedi-interceptor came and the cockpit opened, revealing Matlin. Everyone was shocked, especially Musa and Ho-Boe. They thought that she was dead, but not actually. The two of them embraced her as they hugged her. Riven smiled at this and was happy that their family was reunited. But then he thought about how many lives were lost and his own parents, he decided to walk away and think.

"Commander Riven, the fleet has been destroyed. We are headed for the surface now" "Good Commander Star" Riven then contacted Mark and informed him about the current situation.

"Master, the droid army has been defeated. But we anticipate a bigger assault next time" "Good. I am sending in a few more legions of troopers to join you. We cannot let this planet to fall into the hands of the Empire" "I understand. I have started to set up camp" "Ok then. I would have joined you shortly. But I am currently in a battle. So you will have to wait for more reinforcements" "Understood General. I will see you soon" Riven looked up into the sky and asked himself 'should I reconnect with her? I will put her at risk but isn't that want they do every day? Their tech is a lot less than ours. I will train them to the best of my abilities.

At night…

Tecna went up to the clones that were setting up the shield generator. "Hi. So, what are your names?" "I am CT-3346. But they call me Walker" "The name is CT-1234. But I am called by many as Zac" "Oh. Ok. So, you guys need any help? I am pretty good with technology. Besides, what's this?" "It's a shield generator. It is designed to block off air strikes and laser fire from outside it, but as the troopers need to come in and out, this means that enemies can also come in. Regarding your question, sure. You may help. But follow what we tell you to do" "Understood. Come Timmy, we can understand their technology" "It looks like we can find out. Is your tech better than ours" "We have no idea actually. But General Riven says that your tech is worse. After all, this place is in the unknown regions" "Wow. Ok. Let's get to work"

The 4 of them were having a great chat, but Sky did not seem to like the clones, especially Rex, who was thinking of strategies to counter the Empire. He got on his nerves a lot. "So, Clone. What are you doing?" "It's Captain. Sky" "Wait, how do you know my name?" "My General. Riven. The two of you have your differences and he has fought by your side before. And besides, it is Captain Rex" "So what, you expect me to call you Captain from now on" "Not exactly. I don't expect anything. Besides, you have to keep getting your ass saved many times by your fairy wife. Am I right?" "Hey! Nobody talks to me like that! Besides, how old are you?" "30 years old" "I have fought in multiple battles ranging from wizards to witches to many things" "Is that so, Prince of Eraklyon? In that case, I have fought exactly 12525 battles with the odds never in my favour" "That many. So, what" "You will respect me, Prince" "I am Prince. That's it, battle me right here and now" "If you insist"

They got into their fighting positions, but Rex was just thinking about the battle of the droids. Sky smirked and us his sword to hit the armour. To his shock, it just shattered. Everyone was shocked at this. "Well, I guess this battle is over, Prince" "Captain Rex. That's enough. I need you to be with me now to talk about the plan to defeat the incoming invasion" "Understood Commander Riven" "Get back here now! I am not done with you just yet!" Bloom walked up to Sky and told him "Sky, that's enough. I know you want to fight him. But we need these guys to help us defeat the droid army" "Fine"

As Sky was walking away with Bloom, Roxy was just chatting with Fives. "What is your name by the way?" "ARC-5555. But they call me Fives" "What is your rank in the army" "ARC trooper commander. The highest level in the entire Clone army, apart from our General, Commander Riven" "Wow. That is an extremely high rank. How long has this war gone on?" "10 years" "That Long?" "Yes, young one. But for the time being, you are going to call me Sir or Commander" "Understood Sir. By the Commander, have you ever had a life outside of this war?" "That's a good question young one. I don't have a life outside of a soldier. I was bred to be a soldier. Nothing else" "That's quite sad. Everyone has a purpose in life and I know that is truly what does not define you" "Thanks Roxy. That's your name, right?" "Yes Sir" "Fives, come here. We need to discuss the plans in order to defend the cities" "Understood Captain" "Wait Commander. Why does this Empire what to take over us" "That we are not sure about? But we think it is because of the magic here. Commander Riven suggest they are here to grab the magic people here and use them against us" "That's awful" "We know. But we plan to never let that happen"

Fives, Grey, Star, Riven, Rex and Echo were all studying the map and thinking of how to defend. "Remember boys, we have to defend Magix and their world with all with have. I have requested backup from high command and reinforcements will arrive extremely shortly. I have ordered men to evacuate the people of those planets" Riven told them "How many legions of reinforcements are we getting?" Commander Grey asked "Around 25 legions. This means that around 500 million troopers are going to come" Riven answered. Roxy went up to them and asked, "How many is in a legion Commander?" "20 million per legion. Though this can be different from each and every legion as some of them are new and some are the old ones, like the 501st. But on average, there is around 20 million, 17.5 million troopers on the ground, ranging from people using tanks and a lot of other things and 2.5 million in the starfighter corps. Does that answer your question Roxy?" Fives asked. "Yes Sir" "She follows orders pretty well" Grey said. "Yup" "Focus everyone" Riven scolded them. "Sorry Sir" "Anyway, back to the problem. The Empire may send in plenty of droids to take this place. If I had to assume, I would say around 10 to 20 percent of their army" "That's overdoing it, even for the Empire. That is nearly " "I know. But if this is their last resort, They will send in plenty of droids to take it. Just like how they send in around 12.5 percent of their droids to attack our home. Remember?" "I remember that too well. We barely won that time" Rex said. "I know Rex. But we have to ensure that this place does not fall. Get everyone of the various worlds. We need to discuss the actions" "Right away Sir"

"We will be vastly outnumbered. But we need to hold the line until more reinforcements can arrive" Riven told himself. "I imagine that would be around a 1:200 ratios. But it could be more. That's what I fear is that they will send every single ship to attack here. But that will make absolutely no sense at all. They will leave themselves to easy counter-attacks" Riven then contacted Mark. "Riven, what do what now?" "I am requesting a bit more backup. I would like my entire ARC trooper squadron here and now" "You are in luck. They do not have anything to do as of now. I am sending them to you now" "Thank you Master" Roxy was also there and asked, "It seems that this ARC trooper squadron is pretty good, how many are inside?" "You are very interested in war Roxy. The ARC trooper squadron is an entirely different branch from the clone army. They do not count into the total tally of the army, as does the troopers who are defending key planets. Which means that the legions are mostly offensively protecting other planets or currently engaging in some other activities. This means we have more troopers actually. The men at home defending key planets are around 750 million troopers defending, ranging to around if I remember correctly, around 30 world or planets. But if needed, they can come and help with attacks. The ARC trooper core, as did Fives state, is the highest level a clone ca attain. That branch is around 250 thousand troopers, around 1 percent of an entire legion. But we rarely have casualties" "Wow, ok. Thank you Commander Riven" "It's my pleasure Roxy"

The Winx and their boyfriends came to the table as well as Daphne, the kings and queens of the various worlds and… well you get the idea. They needed to discuss the plan of action. "Ok. I have gathered you all here to help discuss the plan of action against the Empire. I have no doubt they would send a full-scale invasion to get what they want. But what I do not know is how many will arrive. But from what I know, it could easily be in the ten billion droids to the hundred billion mark. Kings and queens, would you…" Just then, he got a message from one of the SF clones. "Yes, what is it Droid bait?" "We have intercepted a message by the Empire regarding the attack on Magix. Here is the message"

"I will give you 1 week to prepare the droids for an assault on the Magic world. It will consist of around 25 percent of the Entire droid army and navy, which means that you will have around 125 billion droids. I want this operation to be a success. This will prove key to the success of the war. We will win this war no matter what" "Understood Lord of Chaos"

"Thank you Droid bait. This will prove key to winning this battle" "No problem General. We are nearly there. We will land soon" "Understood Droid bait. Well, this has proven harder. We will be having a hard time now. The ratio will be firmly be in the Empire's favour, but we have overcome ratio like this, which is a 1:250 ratio" "Riven, with all due respect, how are we going to help. We can't just sit here do absolutely nothing. What are some ways we can help?" "Good question. I have just the perfect idea. We will train the locals on whoever what to be involved in the battle. After all, it is your and my homes. We do have spares weapons and ammo after all, but no spare amour. It will no doubt be small, but this could key to winning the war. They will no doubt still have the advantage, but this is our home, they better have more numbers than these. What do you say?" All the kings and queens agreed to that. "I will ask the high command for supplies of weapons and ammo. This is one key battle we, the Republic, cannot afford to lose either"

"Fairies, witches and specialists, can I have word with you?" They walked up to him. "Now, I cannot be in the front lines for all the world, neither can the commanders of the respective legions, although they will be there helping to protect your worlds. So I am trusting you that you can lead the charge on the front lines in the world. As there are 25 worlds, there will be one legion for each" "What about you Riven?" Bloom asked. "I will stay here in Magix and led the 501st and the other legions already here. You Witches, Fairies and Specialist will lead the front lines for the legions in the other worlds" "Are you mad! They will tear us apart!" Stella screamed at him. "Same as always Stella. Alright, but don't you witches and fairies most of you know a lot of shield spells?" They nodded. "Then no problem. Aisha, I know your world is mostly underwater. But don't worry. I have already assigned Aqua troopers to you. But I am more worried about the Omega Dimension, Golden Dimension and the Infinite Ocean. Those are where Rex, Echo and Fives are going to be. Oh, and be on the front lines. I will not hesitate to tell my men to gun you down if you are leading at the back or sending them to suicide missions" That last part made everyone shiver. They are basically forced to lead on the front lines. "Don't worry. I am also sending you around 10 thousand ARC troopers. They will help you think on your feet as they have been trained to think on the spot. Understood?" They nodded their heads and left.

Riven then looked up and saw that the troopers are coming, especially the ARC troopers. "Sir, we have arrived" "Good to see you Storm and Caleb. Divide the men into groups of 25. This is to divide the number of worlds each and every one of them are going to be on. Then assign them to their respective worlds" "Yes Sir" "Caleb and Storm, you will assist leading Commander Grey the ground troops. I will be in the space fighting there. Understood?" "Understood Sir"

Time passed quite quickly for them

They were all ready for the battle ahead. Most of the Citizens of all the worlds all wanted to fight for their worlds. It is their homes after all. The clones and commanders trained the Citizens to fight the droids. Through a bit of training from Riven, the Specialist, Fairies and Witches all became decent Commanders on the battlefield. Some of them will no doubt die, but they will die for their worlds. The Empire slowly edged towards their world and will do everything for their worlds. Now, they were ready. Ready to die to protect their worlds.

AND DONE! THE NEXT FEW CHAPTERS WILL BE ABOUT THE BATTLE FOR THE MAGIC DIMENSION!

AND UNTIL NEXT TIME! BYE!