"Although the Clone Wars were over, some people never seemed to get the message..."

- 501st Stormtrooper

Geonosis

Since the Death Star was sent to Scarif for superlaser construction, there is nothing left on the dead world of Geonosis. The Empire made sure to remove all who witnessed the Death Star's construction. In place of the loud clicks of the Geonosians is absolute silence... The in the many empty catacombs, the loudest sound is the deep echoes of the winds directing sand into the underground tunnels.

One day, the entrances will be buried in irritating sand. One day, the once proud hives will be forgotten... Their dead inhabitants forever painted as villains by the Empire's historians... Their bodies vaporized, crushed, burnt, and suffocated in the waves of orbital bombardment, incinerator troopers, death troopers, and Gozanti-class Cruisers dropping massive gas bombs into the caves. Not even the wildlife was safe... The entire planet was converted into an empty wasteland, with survivors struggling to find food and water.

Today the emptiness of the caves is broken by the fluttering of Geonosian wings. A survivor... waiting for the perfect opportunity. It was only a matter of time until allies came, but now hope returns to the survivor. A pair of old Separatist Shuttles land at the underground droid foundry... The bug is filled with great joy to see the old starships, for their crew could help repair the factory... Perhaps production can restart.

The bug was surprised by the droid leading the platoon... A Super Tactical Droid...

"After hearing of the destruction the Galactic Empire committed on Geonosis, I calculated that only 1% of the population would survive... It seems that I was correct... However, I did not anticipate that an engineer for Baktoid Combat Automata would not be hunted down..."

The geonosian, Gizor Delso, spewed a number of clicks translating to: "I was not on Geonosis at the time... My base on Mustafar was attacked by Imperial clones. I was the only survivor, General Kalani."

"This Droid Foundry is still intact... We can create more Battle Droids and transports... Perhaps even small frigates in the shipyard... If it survived the bombardments." Kalani replied...

"The automation systems are intact, but I alone could not repair factory's construction modules." Delso clicked... "But with the help of your droids, we could create a new army to defend what's left..."

"I suggest we make our primary infantry unit the BX-series Droid Commando... Their intelligence and accuracy will be more useful in engagements against the Empire and pirates..." Kalani suggested... "With the accuracy of a BX-series, I calculate that an Armored Assault Tank may have a 40% chance of destroying an All Terrain Armored Transport by exploiting the weak armor of their necks..."

The geonosian engineer only nodded in agreement. With total control of the factory, there is no need to consider expenses.

"B1-397, you and your squad must secure the perimeter." The super tactical droid ordered. Perhaps there's hope for the Separatist holdouts after all...

Lothal

Captain Kallus and Captain Andor stand over a detailed hologram of the Incom Base. Surrounding them are Ryder Azadi's rebels.

"Thanks to extremely detailed information we've from the Incom defectors supplemented by intercepted transmissions, we now know enough information on the base's security..." Kallus said, pointing at the powerful turbolaser batteries, power generator, and garrison units.

"We'll need a good distraction to draw out the garrison's heavy vehicles. The Rebellion does have a limited supply of its own vehicles that we'll be using." Cassian continued...

"What kind of vehicles?" A Lothal rebel said...

"We've amassed an arsenal of old Clone Wars tech, such as AT-APs and AATs... But our heaviest vehicles are T-2B and T-3B Assault Tanks... They're created specifically for the Rebellion, and are extremely easy to pilot." Kallus answered quickly... "The vehicular force will attack the eastern wall, which has exposed turbolaser defenses, and will distract the Imperial defenses until Gold Squadron destroys the main power generator... Which will disable the heavy turbolasers and shields. Then the SpecOps unit and Red Squadron will steal both the plans and the fighters themselves..."

"The Fleet will likely be preoccupied with distracting the blockade to prevent orbital bombardment... So we'll need to do everything we can to steal the plans as quickly as possible..." Explained Captain Andor... "Is that understood?"

"Understood, sir." The soldiers at the debriefing responded to the Fulcrum Agent.

"I'm guessing that General Syndulla's going to be involved?" Ryder said to the two Captains.

"General Syndulla and Gold Squadron will be providing air support. Zeb and Kanan will be joining us on the ground..." Kallus replied... "They're almost ready to start. All we need to do is wait... Then we can get to work."