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Cody decided he did not like fighting droids when his general was a puppy. True, General Skywalker helped out and Commander Tano was also there, but it was not the same. Especially when the dog was running around like a maniac almost getting killed.
And to make it worse, Tile was practicing his radio signals with the strangest code Cody had ever heard.
"Pillow! Fury wants you to report to the Wookie!"
Cody frowned and ducked down behind a rock as incoming fire sprayed around him. He assumed he was "Pillow", but he did not have the slightest idea what Tile was talking about after that.
Luckily for him, Marsh was crouched next to him. "Ti is telling you to head to the back. Bacta wants to see you."
Cody raised an eyebrow. "Tile does know the standard code, right?"
Marsh nodded. "Yes, sir. He just prefers his code for orders that are not… standard. Usually when only one person is needed somewhere."
Cody thought for a moment. "And much more confusing for the enemy. Send me a copy and I will look it over. Then maybe I won't have your squadmate moved to maintenance."
Marsh nodded, a little embarrassed. "Sorry, sir. I was going to remind him to not use it. We used it in training sessions just a few hours ago."
Ti's voice came back over the radio. "Move back four, Pillow. Ben has been spotted in Mando'a Basic and Fury wants you to grab him."
Cody looked over to Marsh for translation.
"Cancel that order. Bacta wants you to grab General Kenobi. He's at the right front."
"Ben?" Cody asked, a little afraid of the answer.
Marsh hesitated. "B. E. N. Bacta's Eternal Nightmare."
Cody had to agree with that statement. "Tell Tile I am going." He stood up and began to sprint around the enemy, shooting at any droids in range. As he ran he barely heard Marsh's reply, "This is Swampy, Pillow has accepted the party favors and is flying to the stage."
Cody decided not to ask.
Waxer learned a few things in this battle. One, Tile was much more fun than him. And two, General Kenobi liked to play fetch, but in reverse. Both were complete surprises.
In fact, Waxer almost fell over in shock the first time Tile came over the com with an order that wasn't moving forward or hitting harder. Boil had to cover him for ten seconds while his brother burst out laughing then ran behind cover. He grinned at Boil. "I have got to find this kid and train him in the ways of pranking."
"No, you really don't." Boil shot another droid, getting back down. "Cody will kill you for corrupting the shinies."
Waxer grinned. "That is exactly what makes it so exciting!" He stood up and threw a grenade in the general direction of mayhem, before ducking back down.
Boil rolled his eyes. "Waxer, you're a-"
Whatever he was, Waxer never got to find out because a sudden ball of fur slammed into Boil's legs. The clone cried out in shock, "General!"
Obi-Wan barked sharply, growling at something behind Boil. Waxer got up and shot the approaching battle droid before ducking down again. "Thanks, General!"
Boil rolled his eyes to heaven, "Great… now we're dog sitters."
Waxer laughed, pulling out another grenade. "Well, do you prefer Twi'leks?"
A missile flew right by the two men exploding behind them. The two fell to the earth, covering their heads. During the mayhem, Waxer dropped his grenade, which began to count down on impact.
Boil cursed and tried to get up, but tripped on his own feet in a panic. 'Well, kriff. I never thought I'd die by my own army's weapon.'
He saw a ball of fuzz suddenly sprint forward, grab the grenade, then sprint off into enemies. A few seconds later, a tank exploded. Boil got to his feet, his mind filling with terror. "General! General Kenobi!"
Waxer sat up, rubbing his head. "Kriff, what happened?"
Obi-Wan suddenly appeared, jumped up on Waxer and began to bark at him. He had the impression that he was being scolded by a dog… and the thought made him laugh. Boil let out a breath of relief. "That's a relief. Cody would have killed us for that."
"Killed you for what?" Cody suddenly came into sight, grabbing Boil and dragging him to the ground just as blaster fire rang out.
Waxer grinned, shifting the dog off of him. "We taught General Kanine reversed fetch!"
"Reversed… what?"
The puppy lunged, grabbed the grenade with his mouth from Cody's hand that the clone had just pulled out and sprinted off into the fight. Cody cursed and leaped to his feet to go after his general, but Boil grabbed him by the arm and pulled him back down.
"Easy, Commander. The General will be fine."
Cody glared. "He'd better be or I will have you both court-martialled."
Waxer grinned. "Ah, relax Pillow!"
Something in the distance blew up and ten seconds later, Obi-Wan returned, wagging his tail and panting. He barked at the clones again. Obediently, Waxer pulled out another grenade and placed it on the ground. The dog snatched it up and sprinted off.
Cody scratched his head. "Well… I suppose that is one way for the General to get involved."
Tile came over on the radio, giggling, "Ben has just inspired a new word! Puppy Blasters away!"
Cody facepalmed. Boil rolled his eyes. Waxer burst out laughing.
Once, my Padawan and I wrote out an entire radio communication between Tile and the 212th. It was quite funny. The 501st joined in halfway through and chaos ensued. Of course, my favorite part was when Obi-Wan lost his "stick" (his lightsaber) and it was found by Waxer. Most clones did not know what to think of that.
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