Orn Tenel gave the Neimoidian representative another glass of wine. "When can I finally inspect the factory?" he said impatiently. "I don't have all year. I have places to be."
Orn Tenel looked up and smiled. "Of course, I just want you to feel comfortable while you stay here. After all, I wouldn't be where I am right now if it hadn't been for Nute Gunray. The Banking Clan strongly agued for me not to have this position, but Nute Gunray never backed off. If it wasn't for him I would be enslaved by the Banking Clan like the rest of my species." Orn Tenel took a sip of wine himself and smiled once again. "But of course, you came here not to be pampered by me. Tomorrow, for sure, you will see around." The Neimoidian smiled back and glanced around the banquet hall. It was lined with MagnaGuards. And on the walls were dark blue banners with the white CIS symbol on them.
"If we win, what will you do with this factory?" said the Neimoidian.
"I plan on keeping the repairing and building stations. It will help keep the Inner Rim part of the Confederacy from running wild," said Orn Tenel. It was only half the truth. The other half was better left secret. If word gets out of his plan, then he would be thrown out of his position. Not even Nute Gunray, he expected, would stand up for him then. "I hope you don't mind if I pull up a hologram image of the planet." The Neimoidian shook his head, and Orn Tenel reached for a pad on the side of the table. A large planet appeared. Orbiting it was large repairing stations with a few smaller repairing stations scattered here and there.
In between bites Orn Tenel told his guest about parts of the planet and the repairing station. "As you might be able to see, the repairing stations are very well protected from an air raid, thus, lifting the need for a ground defense." The Neimoidian nodded, apparently very interested. "And because of the defensive capabilities of the repairing stations, the planet is lightly defended. All except this secret facility." The representative seamed a little startled at the fact that the planet wasn't very welled defended, but made no comment on it. And for the rest of the meal, Orn Tenel talked about other things about the planet.
Neither of the Jedi really rested. They mostly talked about the up coming mission, and other things. It wasn't long until they heard the engines of the massive ship turn on. The noise became less noticeable as the ship started to lift off the ground. Not long after lift off did Clone Commander Calvin come in and tell them that it was time for the planning.
Moss, followed by his master, Andrew, walked to the briefing room. It was a large room with a table in the middle. The table was a holographic projector. The lights were turned off, so the only light in the room was the table. The two Jedi stood around it. Moss looked around at the others around: Clone Commander Calvin, three other clones, his master, and himself.
A picture of the planet was projected over the table. It zoomed in on its capital city, and then moved slowly east to the spire that the Jedi mentioned in the detailed briefing. A clone started, "This is where we think Orn Tenel is hiding. There is some evidence that supports this: unusual thermal activity coming from and around the spire and a Neimoidian shuttle has appeared over the last few days. It is landed at the base of the spire."
"But of course we can't just come in like savage barbarians and attack," said Clone Commander Calvin.
There was a pause as everybody thought for a moment. The silence was broken by an announcement that they were starting into hyperspace. After, a different clone spoke up, "We could use Gasha as a temporary base, and sneak in under water." There was another pause as the people thought about the plan.
"No," said Andrew Kai. "The gunships can't handle going under water. Commander, can you please show the whole planet?" Commander Calvin nodded and pressed a few buttons. The spire shrank into a tiny dot and the entire planet showed up. Andrew nodded. "See these smaller repairing stations? I was thinking about landing on it, and taking it over. We could kill all the droids before they ever send out a distress signal, and not permit any ships to land there. We would be there in secret, no one would know."
"They are only air protected, so landing and taking it over would be easy," said Moss. "It would also be a lot safer, because the CIS probably has spies in the city. Now all we need to do is plan for the attack on the spire."
There was another pause as the people began to think. Clone Commander Calvin was the first to voice his idea, "Depending on how the initial raid goes, we could send the remaining two gunships to land on other repairing stations and attack. We could even destroy a few. This would cause a distraction and allow the last gunship to go to the spire with little or no suspicion. From there the Jedi hunt for Orn Tenel and the clones attack whatever else is down there." The others nodded. "Then I guess that is it. Officers, alert your troops to the plan. Andrew Kai and Moss Plot' ki, you can just walk around for a bit." The rest of them nodded and everyone went there own separate direction.
Andrew and Moss walked down the corridor for hours. Unknowingly, they eventually made their way to the commander bridge. The door slid open and they walked in side. The sight of the command bridge took them by surprise. But they quickly waved that aside, and started to walk around. At the head of the command bridge, was a large window that showed the magnificent blue tunnel that they were traveling through.
There was another announcement that said they were exiting hyperspace. The blue tunnel started to collapse and they stars started to appear, going by very fast. They started to go by the stars slower and slower, until they almost came to a complete stop, but they kept the ship moving at a crawling pace. Andrew felt the presence of Commander Calvin come up behind him. He turned around before Commander Calvin could say anything. "I hate when you do that," Clone Commander Calvin said.
Andrew just smiled. "I guess it is time to head over to the gunships." Commander Calvin nodded. Before heading out, Andrew looked over at Bestine IV one last time. It was no bigger than a human eye, but he could tell that it was full of Separatist activity.