The right hand side of the outcrop was not that steep but there was very little cover Sinnach and his men as they advanced up it. He and his men zigzagged their way towards their objective, trying their best to avoid the volley of laser blasts that filled the air. The gunners of the heavy blaster decided that Sinnach was the most dangerous target and so they set their sights on him. It took all his skill to block and deflect the steady stream of bolts that sought to end his life. His men, for all their courage and determination were not as fortunate as he was. Three of them were cut down by laser blasts and another two were sent flying by a Mandalorian grenade. If they this continued for much longer, Sinnach knew he would be the only member of his squad left standing.
"Sergeant, fall in behind me and bring up the rocket launcher!" he roared to his second in command. Sergeant Zak nodded his acknowledgement and used his free hand to signal for his rocket trooper to fall in with him, his other hand firing his blaster at the outcrop. Sinnach fell back to towards his men, his lightsabers constantly swathing through the air, trying to deflect laser bolts and offer cover for his men. The rocket trooper fell in behind Sinnach and Sergeant Zak and loaded his weapon. Zak was returning fire on the outcrop while Sinnach did his best to protect them both. "Rocket loaded and ready for firing sir." said the trooper over the din of the battle. "Good, now target that heavy blaster and give us a little breathing space." ordered Sinnach. The trooper readied himself and then stood to fire to his weapon, only for his head to becoming a smoking crater as a laser blast slipped past Sinnachs defence. As his body crumpled to the ground, Sergeant Zak reached out and grabbed the rocket. In one fluid motion he had spun around, aimed at the outcrop and fired. The rocket flew past Sinnachs head and blew its intended target apart. Bits of Mandalorian troops flew into the air and the laser blasts from the right hand side of the outcrop ceased. Sinnach had no need to give any orders; his men let out another battle cry and stormed up the hill to take on the stricken Mandalorians.
The left hand side of the outcrop offered a lot more cover and Panor hoped that he would meet his brother at the top. His men stationed themselves behind several of the large rocks that dotted the left hand side of the outcrop and began sniping up at the Mandolrian defensive positions. Panor's assault was fast becoming a stalemate as neither side could do any significant damage against the other. Looking around at their position, Panor thought of something that brought a smile to his face. He disengaged his lightsabers and sat crossed legged behind the large rock he was using for cover. He paid no mind to the bewildered his expressions on the face of his men and he closed his eyes and concentrated. The blue haze that was his vision became dotted with glowing objects and he focused his Force abilities on them. The objects he was focusing in were several large boulders at the bottom of the outcrop. Slowly, they began to rise into the air and move towards the Mandalorian line. His men stopped ceased fire and gazed in awe at the power of their commander. The Mandalorians on the other hand maintained their discipline and turned their heavy weapons on the advancing boulders. "Sergeant, be prepared to move on my signal." said Panor calmly, his full concentration of manoeuvring the boulders and picking up new ones to replace the destroyed ones.
Quick as a flash the boulders hurled themselves at the Mandalorians. The Chaos that ensued was a sight to behold. Mandalorian soldiers threw themselves out of the path of the incoming boulders that shattered upon impact. The splinters of rock flew everywhere, piercing bodies multiple times and causing severe injuries and death. The largest boulder hurled itself at one of the gun batteries and severely dented it, crushing one of the gunners against it. The Republic soldiers cheered at the destruction on the top of the outcrop. Panor rose up from his meditation and gave his men the order to advance. "Sergeant Castus, move the men forward and prepare to set up defensive positions once we take the hill." The sergeant nodded his acknowledgement to the order and gave his men the signal to advance.
Prions advance was by far the most dangerous. The slope up that side of the outcrop was much steeper than the others and there was not a scrap of cover to be found. It would require all the skill and training he and his men had to make it up to the peak of the outcrop. A withering hail of laser bolts came down against them, as well as grenades and rockets. The ground erupted all around them sending up huge clumps of earth, obscuring their vision and cost them valuable seconds with which to avoid enemy fire. His men did their best to avoid the enemy barrage but their best just wasn't good enough. With each few yards of ground they gained up the hill, they lost another man. Prion was under considerable strain to withstand the level of fire that was aimed at him. It was only a matter of time before he was too tired to block the blast that would inevitably end his life.
Just as he was thinking this, a huge explosion and massive dust cloud erupted on either side of the outcrop and there was a pause in the fire raining down on Prions detachment. "It appears the boys have done their job." he said to no one in particular. He had half the amount of men he had started the assault with and he had no idea how many men the boys had assault on their assaults. He only hoped that it would be enough to take and hold the hill until reinforcements arrived. "Captain Nalo, form up the troops and prepare to take that hill!" he ordered. Nalo signalled his men and they advanced quickly up the hill whilst trying to stay in formation. Every second counted now and they needed to press their advantage.
The three Republic detachments struck at the exact same time and they hit the survivors hard. There were at least a score of Mandolrians still able to fight and they weren't about to go down easy. The Republic troops took on the men on the fringes of the outcrop in an attempt to secure a defensive position whilst the three Jedi leapt into the middle of group. The Mandalorians were renowned for their skills in hand -to-hand combat and they had taken the lives of many Jedi in melee combat. Sinnach and Panor fought back to back, using all the skills Prion had taught them to become an impenetrable wall of death. They cut down half a dozen Mandalorians but it was not an easy fight and they suffered a few wounds for their troubles. Sinnach took out four at once by turning in a full circle and slicing them all from collarbone to hip but one managed to cut him across the back of his leg. Panor severed the hands of one of his opponents with a twist of his lightsaber but the other pierced him through the shoulder with his spear. Panor gave a cry as he split the spear in half and then did the same to Mandalorian.
Prion was taking on three at once. He managed to slice one across the chest and he as did this he leaned back and stabbed another through the throat. The third leapt into the opening and tried to spear Prion through the stomach. He managed to twist out of the way but the blade still sliced open his hip. Prion gave a cry and he force pushed the Mandalorian away. He got back to his feet just in time to block a thrust from vibroblade and decapitate the weapons wielder. The other Mandaloiran got back to his feet and charged forward. Before he could reach Prion he was cut down by a trio of laser blasts from Nalo. Prion nodded his thanks towards the captain and then took stock the situation. The Mandalorians were all dead and the guns had been captured but at a terrible cost. Only a third of their men survived and a third of that group were wounded. However worse news was to come. Captain Nalo was scanning the southern side of the outcrop when suddenly he called out in alarm. "Master Prion, the enemy is advancing. They are coming to take back the guns!"