Summary/disclaimer: Time for another chapter of Togruta and apprentice. Enjoy the 700-word chapter. I don't own Star Wars, Disney and Lucas Arts do.
Brentaal IV 5 months after Geonosis.
Cleve slashed a Super Battle Droid in half as he looked around, his master, Master Plo Koon, Master Agen Kolar and Master Shon Kon Ray has been assigned to attack a Separatist base on the planet, Cleve had thought that they had the surprise when they had landed.
He was wrong.
Their fleet which had Independence escorting the Acclamator class assault ships had been detected in orbit and the droid army, under the command of Shogar Tok had dug in and hit the Republic army as soon as it landed.
"Where is Master Ti!?" Cleve shouted as he led what was left of Sarlacc Company, a detachment of Clones from the 602nd that he and Crosshairs had been given command of since they landed.
"I don't know, sir, we were the order to fall back by General Koon!" Cleves cut down a Spider Droid before force pushing the remains into a group of regular battle droids approaching them. Cleve thought about retreating when his comlink buzzed.
"Cleve, can you hear me?" Cleve slashed a Super Battle Droid in half before answering.
"Yes, master, we are bogged down by droids. I hope you're having a better time than us." A squad of clone troopers from Sarlacc company, all sporting the red markings of the group fired DC-15 A and DC-15 S blasters at Super Battle droids while taking cover.
"No, the droids are massing for a counterattack, Master Ray is dead, but I do have a plan to break this deadlock…. It involves you, apprentice, you and me are the only ones close enough to their front line to break it.
"What is it, master?" He deflected a round of blaster fire as he spoke.
"We need to destroy the ion canons and shield generators, I contacted Independence, Captain Martz will send Y-Wings as soon as we take down those cannons and their shields, I need you to pull their attention away from the base so I can enter and destroy their defenses."
"Understood, you can count on me, master, Cleve out." Cleve turned to Crosshairs.
"I heard General Ti, Commander Tor, I'll round up whatever we have left and meet you over there." Cleve nodded and force pushed the wave of Super battle droids into the wall where the shattered as he leapt from rocky hill to rocky hill as he landed on a hill facing the fortress. Cleve could easily see dozens of dead Clones, destroyed AT-TES and wrecked LAAT gunships.
"Hope master Ti pulls through." A gate opened and dozens of Super and regular battle droids marched out of it as Cleve ignited his green saber, he was about to leapt before a blaster bolt took out one of the battle droids. Cleve looked behind himself as 50 Clones and Crosshair took up firing positions.
"Commander, we got your back, take em down, shinies!" The Clone Company opened fire as Cleve leapt down.
"We just need to buy her a little time to take out the ion cannons and shields, Crosshairs!" Crosshairs nodded as he fired his DC-17 hand blasters at the droids from behind cover as Cleve deflected blaster fire back at the droids.
"You heard him, General Ti is going to bring down these clankers, so let's buy her some time!" The Clones roared as 2 of the Clones took shots to their chests and collapsed as a pair of Clone medics attempted to revive them as Cleve smashed a Spider droid into the ground blaster fire from both sides ringed out around them.
"Seems this battle took out their armor, I think we have a shot against these tin cans!" Crosshairs bellowed as he shot down a row of droids with his blaster pistols.
"It would appear so, even still, we are just a distraction for them!" Cleve watched as she shields went down.
"Commander Tor, Y-wings are inbound." Cleve was about to cheer when he remembered something.
"Captain, not yet, General Ti is still inside." He had silence for a second before he was answered.
"Sorry, Commander, I have my orders from the chancellor himself." The Y-Wings bombed the base as Cleve cried out.
"MASTER TI!"
Author notes
Ok, next chapter will be the short aftermath of the battle and then the battle of Coruscant and then the Jedi purge. I was going to have Shaak Ti and Cleve appear during the part with the bio chips but I decided to explain that during the Jedi Purge. Next 2 chapters will be up tomorrow. Until then, Lighting Wolf out!
