After freeing the captured Twi'leks and allowing the Republic a safe landing zone in Ryloth, Master Scathatch and her padawan Ritsuka meet up with General Skywalker and Ahsoka Tano to discuss their next course of action.

The clones and both Jedi were enjoying a break after the battle they went through to free the landing zone for the Republic, while also waiting for the arrival of General Skywalker.

"Master, what's General Skywalker like?" – Ritsuka asked to Scathatch, who was polishing her light saber.

"Skywalker? He's hard to describe with words, but if I had to, then I'd say… Reckless" –

"Really?" –

"He often disobeys orders from his superiors, doesn't report in and is generally one of the most carefree Jedis you'll ever meet. Take my advice Padawan, you don't want to be like him" –

"General Scathatch, Skywalker's ship has entered the planet" –

"Speak of the devil. Come Padawan, we'll be in charge of welcoming the General" –

"Understood Master" –

As 3 other Venator cruisers entered the planet, one of them expelled a group of gunships which landed next to the village, carrying extra troops and supplies for Scathatch's legion. In one of the gunships, Skywalker also came together with his Padawan, Ahsoka Tano.

"Try to behave yourself Padawan, I don't want any problems between you and Skywalker's" –

"I won't do anything Master, I promise" –

"Promises are easy to make, I'll believe it when I see it" –

They then arrived to the position of Skywalker, who was starting to set in with his soldiers, the 501st.

"General Skywalker, a pleasure to see you again" – Scathatch extended her hand towards the general.

"The pleasure is all mine Master" – he took her hand before turning to look at Ritsuka – "Fujimaru right? Nice to meet you, I'm Anakin Skywalker" –

"Nice to meet you too General" – he said while making a salute, which made the General laugh slightly.

"You don't need to do that with me, a simple handshake was more than enough. Speaking of, Snips, introduce yourself" –

The young Togruta behind Anakin took a step forward and extended her hand towards Scathatch.

"Master Scathatch, I'm Ahsoka Tano, a pleasure to meet you" –

"Skywalker said good things about you Padawan Tano, I hope he wasn't merely jesting" –

"She's a fine warrior, I promise she won't let us down during this mission" –

"We'll see about that. Come, both of you, Commander Hound and I will explain the current state of the mission" –

Scathatch and Anakin advanced while Ahsoka stayed back to talk to Ritsuka.

"Is your Master always like this?" –

"I have only known her for a couple of days, but at least to me she is. Now I know why she has such reputation in the Jedi Council" –

"Jeez, she's a lot tougher that mine" –

"Don't worry, we'll get used to her… Or so I hope" –

After that small conversation, they arrived at the command center they had set up, where they explained the current situation.

"We'll be making a line straight for the capital city while they're still weak. It is imperative that we attack before they receive any sort of reinforcements from their armies" –

"Master Scathatch, you better than anyone should know that…" –

"That the capital is already well defended, even without any extra troops, yes. After they took notice of our presence they decided to increase the security, but I have a plan that will allow us to weaken their defenses before any serious attacks" –

"I'm all ears then" –

Scathatch then took Skywalker, Tano and Fujimaru to a ditch outside of the city, where there were a number of artillery weapons belonging to the separatists.

"One of my soldiers took a look at them and said that with a few repairs, we can use them as weapons against their main base" –

"The plan is good on paper, but there's a problem" –

They returned to the inside of the command center, where Anakin used a small device to project a hologram of the capital, but this time there was something different about it, it had a shield covering it.

"Admiral Yularen informed me of this as we were descending onto the planet. The shield blocks attacks from the outside but allows attacks to the enemy from the inside" –

"This… Certainly puts a dent in the plans" –

"But, learning about it before landing gave me a good idea as to how we could deal with it" – Skywalker then pointed to both of their Padawans – "Both of them together with a few clones from both of our legions go to deactivate the shields from the inside while we repair the artillery. After that, we'll launch our attack" –

"I wouldn't recommend that, our Padawans are still unexperienced, we'd have a better chance of success if both of us go to do it" –

"We need to stay here as a way to defend the camp in case the droids try to reclaim it. Have faith in them, they'll do a good job" –

Even if Scathatch wasn't sure, Anakin made a good point, it was better that the two more experienced Jedi stayed back in case that the separatist launched a counterattack to try and reclaim that position.

"Very well. Fujimaru, go with Hound and tell him to give you a set of stealth armor, you and Ahsoka will leave tonight" –

"Snips, go with him and get a suit for you, we'll see you here after you both are done" –

"You got it Skyguy" –

Both of them went to look for Hound and explained the situation. The Commander, just like Scathatch, had his doubts over sending both of them with a few clones for such a mission, but since it was an order by the Generals, he obliged.

The stealth suits were specifically designed for Scathatch's legion, as hers was specialized in missions at night and not for direct fight, which then made Ritsuka curious as to why hers was specifically sent to continue the fight in Ryloth. Probably a shortage in other legions to come to aid, he assumed.

"Your Master must really trust in you if he was the one who proposed this" – Ritsuka said as both he and Ahsoka were changing in a house, separate from one another.

"Master Skywalker's an odd one for sure, and his plans might seem… Dangerous, but I trust in him" –

"Well then, let's hope he was right by putting both of us on this task" –

"As long as we do it quick and quiet, there shouldn't be any problem. We'll go in and out, simple" –

Both came out of the rooms where they were changing, now wearing the full black suit but not the helmet.

"Have some faith Fujimaru, you'll see that it will work" –

"… Fine, I'll have faith" –