*Disclaimer*

Going to switch perspectives from time to time. This episode will mainly be in the third-person omniscient perspective, will also the follow the Star Wars The Clone Wars formula for this arc, just to see what it's like. Will also post some characters before the story just to establish who is who and so no-one gets mixed up. THIS IS ONLY TEMPORARY, I WANT TO SEE WHAT SUITS ME.

Contains the following characters:

Jaren Arkanus

Admiral Kano

CC-1628 "Leo"

CT-4131 "Fell"

CT-2060 "Sage"

CT-7710 "Dune"

CT-5621 "Razor"

CT-6266 "Sixer"

CT-5297 "Ace"

-other included are relatively minor characters.

Above Iktotch, 22 BBY

Narrator: IKTOTCH INVADED! After a daring assault on the mineral-rich world on Iktotch, The Separatist Alliance has gained control over vital Republic mining reserves, tipping the war into the Confederacy's favour. After this alarming news, Jedi General Jaren Arkanus and his clone battalion are sent to the outer rim world, to take back the vital Republic mines on the planet's surface...

*Three Venator-class cruisers come out of hyperspace*

Jaren Arkanus: Admiral Kano, prepare the assault craft for landing, and I want all fighters to prepare for an orbital assault on that separatist blockade.

Admiral Kano: Yes sir.

*V-19 Torrent fighters start exiting the skygate, while clone troopers are prepared to board gunships and Acclamor-class assault ships*

Jaren Arkanus: Let's get going R7.

*Arkanus' fighter exits the skygate*

Arkanus: Fighters, check up on me!

CP-2789 "Drake": This is Star Squadron 1, checking in.

CP-6785 "Tailwind": This is Star Squadron 2, checking in.

Unknown CP: Star Squadron 3, checking in.

CP-5633 "Meiyo": Star Squadron 4, checking in.

Unknown CP #2: Star Squadron 5, checking in.

Jaren Arkanus: Commence attack!

*Arkanus and Star Squadron engage vulture droids, Venator-class cruisers attack Separatist cruisers*

Droid Commander: Sir, we have a transmission from the surface.

*Droid Commander turns on holoprojector, a rugged, muscular Iktotch appears*

Maklo Tekk: TF-7R, I need you to retreat to the surface, the weather manipulation device is on standby.

TF-7R: But sir, we are holding our ground. Should we not stay and whittle down the Republic forces?

Maklo Tekk: You will do as I say. Now, head back to the surface. Count Dooku would not appreciate news of his ships being destroyed.

TF-7R: Yes sir.

*Separatist ships turn around and head back to the surface of Iktotch*

On Iktotch's Surface

Maklo Tekk: Activate the weather manipulation systems, full power!

*Droids activate the weather devices, storms start to form around all of Iktotch*

Iktotch's Atmosphere

Drake: Sir, the seppies are on the run! Should we pursue?

Jaren Arkanus: Yeah, let's finish them off before they reach the surface.

*Star Squadron fire upon separatist ships, storms become more violent*

Droid Commander: Sir, we are experiencing turbulence, the storms are at 60% development.

TF-7R: We are almost at the surface, maintain our assigned course.

Jaren Arkanus: I sense something, it's not good... Star Squadron, head back to the cruisers.

Tailwind: Sir we can't just let them get away!

Drake: That's an order Tailwind!

Droid Commander: Sir, we have a transmission from one of our ships.

TF-7R: Put it through.

*Holoprojector activates*

Droid Commander #2: Sir there is too much turbulence, THE SHIP IS GETTING PULLED APAAaaa-

*One of the separatist cruisers is destroyed in the storm*

Droid Commander: Sir the storm is at 80%.

TF-7N: Maintain course.

Random Droid: Sir we are ready to land.

*Separatist ships enter crater in Iktotch's surface as a door opens*

Unknown CP #2: My engines are shutting down, I can't navigate my fighter, I CANT AAAAaaaaaaa!

*Fighter blows up, killing Star 5*

Tailwind: Some debris hit my ship, there's a crack in my cockpit!

Drake: Keep it cool Tailwind, you can still make it!

*More debris hits Tailwind's ship*

Tailwind: I'm hit, I'm going down, GOING DOOWWWWNNN!

*Tailwind's fighter loses control, crashes into the planet's surface*

On Iktotch

Droid: Sir, the storm is at 95% power.

Malko Tekk: Continue with the process.

Iktotch's Atmoshphere

Unknown CP: Sir I'm lagging behind, I don't think I'll make it!

Drake: Come on Star 3 you can make it!

*Star 3's fighter gets sucked into the storm, falls towards the surface after losing engines*

Unknown CP: I'm going down, REPEAT, GOING DOW-

*Fighter crashes onto the planet's surface*

Jaren Arkanus: CHECK IN, WHO IS LEFT!?

Drake: I'm hanging in there sir!

Meiyo: Same here sir!

*Araknus, Drake and Meiyo exit Iktotch's atmosphere, head back to the cruisers*

Admiral Kano: Sir, what is your status?

Jaren Arkanus: We lost 3...

Admiral Kano: At the hands of the Separatists?

Jaren Arkanus: No, there was a storm that took out some of our fighters.

Admiral Kano: Excuse me sir? I've never known of storms capable of taking out 3 excellent pilots, even on a planet as hostile as Iktotch.

Jaren Arkanus: I'm not sure either. Postpone the assault craft, I want a meeting on the bridge.

Admiral Kano: Yes sir.

*Fighters enter the skygate*

Aboard The Honorable's Bridge

Admiral Kano: What happened out there General?

Jaren Arkanus: There was a storm. But, it wasn't natural, or at least it didn't feel that way. The Separatists turned tail and ran, as if they knew the storm was coming.

Admiral Kano: It is possible that the Separatists have created a weather manipulation device, after all, there is now way a storm as strong as that could have formed so quickly.

Jaren Arkanus: Hmmm... that is a possiblity.

Leo: What should we do sir? This planet is crucial, we can't just wait until the Seps get bored and let us onto the planet's surface.

*Jaren Arkanus in thought*

Jaren Arkanus: We won't have to.

Leo and Admiral Kano: What?

Jaren Arkanus: What if we board the escape pods and use them to enter the planet's surface?

Leo: That's not a bad idea.

Admiral Kano: What do you mean? Those escpae pods aren't meant for flight!

Jaren Arkanus: They aren't, but they are durable enough to survive the storm. If we launch them close enough to the surface, and at the right trajectory, then we can breach one of the facilities and take it out.

Leo: Admiral, with all due espect, this is our only option.

Admiral Kano: Although I personally disagree with this idea... we will proceed towards the atmosphere.

Jaren Arkanus: Leo, get you're best men for this mission.

Aboard The Honorable, at the escape pods

Jaren Arkanus: Listen men, you are the best of the best. We are going to board these escape pods and launch towards the planet's surface. Once we are on the surface, we will head to the nearest facility and take it out.

Unknown CT: Sir, how will we know where the facilities are?

Jaren Arkanus: Since the storms are artificially made, we can believe the facilities are at the eye of the storms. The closer we are to the eye of the storm, the closer we are to the facility.

Leo: Remember, pack light, and make sure each pod is fully operational.

Jaren Arkanus: Let's go men.

*71st troopers board the escape pods*

Jaren Arkanus: Admiral Kano, we are ready to depart.

Admiral Kano: Proceed towards the surface.

*The Honorable head towards Iktotch*

Jaren Arkanus: Remember Admiral, we don't need to breach the atmosphere, only launch above it.

Admiral Kano: Well sir, we are in position, launching all pods.

Jaren Arkanus: Understood. All pods, get ready to launch.

*Pods launch towards the surface of Iktotch*

Admiral Kano: Good luck general. We will await your report if the mission is a success.

Jaren Arkanus: WHEN, Admiral, WHEN it is a success.

In the Atmosphere of Iktotch

Jaren Arkanus: How are all of the pods doing?

Pod 7: Hanging in there!

Pod 6: Same here sir!

Pod 5: We're all good sir!

Pod 4: Standing by.

Pod 3: We're hit sir!

Jaren Arkanus: What's the damage?

Pod 3: A crack in the pod's glass sir!

Jaren Arkanus: Hang in there!

Pod 3: The glass is cracking more, we won't make iT AuGHHHHHHH!

*glass of Pod 3 breaks, crashes into another escape pod*

Leo: That's Pods 3 and 7 gone sir.

Jaren Arkanus: What about pod 2?

Razor: We're still good sir.

Pod 6: The wind is too strong sir, we can't handle it! We seem to be caught in the outskirts of the storm!

Jaren Arkanus: Stay in there Pod 6, we're almost at the surface!

Pod 6: There's no use sir, we are detecting a large mountainous formatIOOOOON!

*Pod 6 crashes into a mountain, blowing up the pod*

Leo: That leaves us, as well as Pods 2,4 and 5.

Jaren Arkanus: We are about to land, BRACE FOR IMPACT!

Pod 5: Aghhhhhh! Too much debris!

*Pods land on Iktotch's surface*

Sage: Ughhh, that was one hell of a landing...

Leo: Sir are you alright?

Jaren Arkanus: Yeah, I'm alright.

Leo: Check in, every pod check in!

Razor: We're okay.

Pod 4: We made it sir.

Leo: Pod 5? Pod 5 do you copy?!

Fell: Let's get out of here.

*Fell kicks the door of the escape pod open*

Sage: I see a nearby pod.

Leo: Let's check it out.

*Leo, Sage, Fell, and General Arkanus investigate the pod*

Fell: They're all dead sir.

Leo: This is Pod 5, look for pods 2 and 4.

Sage: I see some people coming this way...

Leo: Blasters up, in case they aren't friendly.

*Four clones walk towards Leo, Sage, Fell and General Arkanus*

Dune: Woah, woah , woah, it's okay, we're clones too!

Leo: Stand down.

Jaren Arkanus: Names and rank troopers.

Razor: Sergeant Razor reporting for duty!

Dune: CT-7710, Dune, reporting for duty!

Sixer: CT-6266, reporting for duty!

Razor: We call him Sixer...

Ace: Ct-5297, reporting for duty!

Dune: And he's Ace.

Leo: Do you know the position of the other pod?

Ace: It didn't land that far from here, but we saw that your pod was closer.

Jaren Arkanus: Let's get to it then.

*The small squadron heads through the storm to the final pod*

Sixer: The pod looks intact, kind of.

Leo: Open it up.

Razor: I'm on it.

*Opens up the pod*

CT #1: Glad to see that somebody made it...

Leo: What are your losses?

CT #2: We are the only ones left, Surge and Knicks are dead.

Razor: Any injuries?

CT #1: Nothing that will kill us.

CT #2: We'll live.

Leo: Sir, we got pretty hard. We have only 9 men. Are you sure that this is enough to take out a Separatist base?

Jaren Arkanus: Leo, regardless of our numbers, we must destroy this outpost, so we will, we have to. Not only for the Republic, but for the people of this planet.

Sage: Sir, the men are ready to move out.

*The small clone force starts walking into the storm*