Hey folks, here's part 3 of my TCW/GOW x-over story.
Sorry it took me a while. I wanted to use some elements from the Aspho Fields book, and I'm also working on several side stories.
But anyway, I hope that you enjoy.
Read and Review.
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House of Sovereigns, Coalition capital of Ephyra, Republic of Tyrus, Sera. 6 weeks before Leveler.
The negotiations finally ended a few days prior. That meant the Republic and the COG were officially in an alliance. It also meant that Major Victor Hoffman, of the 26th Royal Tyran Infantry Special Tactics Group, wasn't stuck babysitting annoying politicians, and he could get back to what mattered: Winning the Pendulum Wars.
He was summoned to a meeting at the House of Sovereigns.
"Ah, Major," said a voice behind him.
He turned to see General Skywalker. Part of him felt annoyed, but he greeted the Jedi with respect nonetheless. "General," he said without looking at him.
"Do you know what this meeting is all about?" Anakin asked.
Hoffman looked at him with one eyebrow arched over the other.
"You don't either?" He asked.
"No. All I know is that we're supposed to meet in an underground conference room, five minutes from now." Anakin said.
They both walked inside and saw scientists, army officers, and saw people from several different intelligence agencies gathered inside. They stood around for a while to wait and see what they were here for.
"Victor? Is that you?" Someone asked.
Hoffman turned to see Captain Quentin Michaelson, whom he met several years prior for another operation.
"Quentin...It's good to see you again," he said, giving him a handshake.
"How are ya' doing, you old bastard? Still afraid of showing your advance age?" Michaelson said, pointing to his own head. Hoffman was wearing an officer cap, covering his bald spot.
Hoffman chuckled. "Hahaha! No. But do you still get seasick on dry land?" Hoffman asked.
Michaelson laughed. "Yeah, a little. You know why we're here?"
Hoffman was caught off guard.
"No. I don't think anyone does."
"Huh, strange," Michaelson said.
That's when Chairman Dalyell and several army officers walked into the room.
"Please be seated," he said, before he took his own seat, flanked by two Onyx Guardsmen.
Everyone else took a seat around the table. As the light slowly dimmed out, an army officer activated a screen with a slide show, which showed a map of the Ostri coast.
"Alright," Hoffman whispered to Skywalker and Michaelson. "We're gonna finally invade Pelles through Ostri."
"Gentlemen," Dalyell started. "As you all know, the UIR, and the CIS, have been developing an advanced weapons platform, codenamed: The Hammer of Dawn." He pointed to the screen. "The screen on the wall shows us satellite images taken of the facility."
The map showed the Ostri Republic. Then they flipped to a place called Aspho fields. The surrounding points of interest included the Ostini cities of Bonbourg and Beraphus. There was also a UIR military base called Peraspha. The slide show continued, flipping throgub several different images of the landscape, the terrain, and the base itself. The images of the base, dubbed Aspho Point, got bigger and bigger, showing all of the little details laid out by layout, including guard towers, fencing, barracks, the research facility, etc.
"So, are we going to destroy the facility, and keep them manufacturing it?" Anakin asked.
Dalyell looked at him. "Close. We're going to take the facility, and deny the UIR access to their research, and then we're going to take it for ourselves."
Anakin was taken aback. This was going to be a risky operation.
Dalyell looked back around the room and continued.
"General Iver, before anyone leaves this room today, I want a plan for taking Aspho Point, seizing the technology, and neutralizing the facility, personnel included. And that plan has to be carried out within the next six weeks. This technology will end the war- for us or for the UIR, but it will be the end of it. Dismissed".
Dalyell got up and left, his Onyx Guard escort in tow.
The officers were left to boil in the stew that was just left behind.
"Well Holy Shit!" Quentin whispered to Anakin and Victor. "The ante has certainly been upped this time."
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Merrenat Navel Base. Training grounds for Operation:[Redacted].
On the coast of northern Tyrus, COG gears from C Company of the 26 RTI, and Clones from Torrent Company of the 501st Legion were training for amphibious landings for the upcoming operation that had no name.
The front ramp of Ahsoka's landing ship drop forward.
"GO! GO! GO!" Rex ordered, and the troopers spilled out of the boat. They jumped down into the surprisingly deep water and began to slosh their way through.
It was so cold.
That was why Ahsoka was wearing winter gear, with an insulated skin-tight suit underneath her great jacket. She wore fur on her boots and wrists, and goggles over her eyes.
They sloshed their way through the water and hit the beach. They established a perimeter around their landing zone as they waited for their troops to assemble on the beach. When they did, they would soon move out to conduct maneuvers in the middle of a forest that was nearby.
But before that could all happen, Ahsoka was able to hear a loud splash with her Lekku's echolocation. She looked further up the beach and saw Gears from C company of the 26 RTI struggling to get one of their own out of the water. She went to go run over and lend a hand. But when she got up there, she saw that a blond female gear was already there, chewing out the Gear that had fallen, who was being pulled out by a Gear with a do-rag.
"Damnit Santiago, if this were the real thing, then you'd be dead already. You'd be drowning in shallow water with a hundred rounds in you!" She said while pointing a finger in the Gears's tan face.
"Is everything alright over here?" Ahsoka asked when she and Rex made it to the scene.
Major Stroud turned to Ahsoka. "Nothing commander. Pvt. Santiago here decided to stall the entire operation because he decided to take a late night dip." She said, referring to the brown skinned gear that was still coughing up water.
Ahsoka and Rex looked down at the gear, than up at Stroud.
"Well, if everything is alright, then we should probably get back to the exercise," Ahsoka said.
Stroud nodded. "Yes ma'am," she said with a nod before she turned to the do-rag gear that was still holding Santiago. "Corporal Fenix, I want you and your men to get off your asses and advance with the rest of the task force." She ordered.
"Yes ma'am," said the gruff sounding gear.
With that out of the way, everyone began to assemble on the beachhead. When they were all ready to move, Captain Rex was put on point.
"Captain Rex, give the word. Advance on the forest." Major Stroud ordered.
"You heard her lads, LET'S GO!" He ordered.
Both companies, of gears and clones alike, began the exercise. They moved through the forest, advancing tree by tree. They fired on pre-placed targets throughout the forest. The exercise seemed to be going smoothly.
That was when Ahsoka noticed that Pvt. Carlos Santiago, the same soldier who'd nearly drowned, continued to cough up sea water. He nearly collapsed before being propped up by Corporal Marcus Fenix.
Before he could continue, Ahsoka noticed Major Stroud rushing back over to them.
"Fenix! Fenix! Did I tell you to damn well stop and have a damn picnic? Did I?"
Corporal Fenix kept quiet, not knowing how to respond to his superior officer.
She continued to stare at them. Then she pointed off in the direction of a nearby camp. "Santiago, report to the company doctor, ASAP! I don't need you drowning in the middle of my op."
The gear tried to protest, but Corporal Fenix placed a hand on his buddy's shoulder. Carlos looked back over his shoulder to gaze into his friend's eyes. But he couldn't bring himself to protest against his childhood friend.
Pvt. Santiago turned to face Major Stroud, and nodded his head. He coughed out a 'yes ma'am', before jogging off in the direction of the nearest field hospital.
"Alright troopers, get back to the exercise. We have an operation to prep for. Move it, move it. move it!" Captain Rex ordered.
The clones and gears under Ahsoka and Stroud's command went deeper into the forest, shooting targets, shouting orders, crawling through jungle, the frozen ground crunching beneath them.
For the operation to be a success, every thing had to go off without a hitch.
Every outcome had to be thought of, with a contingency put in place to keep the operation moving.
Later, deep in the forest, the joint Republic/COG force set up camp a couple hours after the first day of the exercise was over. Clones and Gears set up their tents, sleeping bags, and campfires before busting out their army rations for breakfast.
Ahsoka, Rex, and Sgt. Coric were sitting around their own campfire. But they weren't alone. They were joined by Corporal Fenix and a couple other gears.
"So, you guys are clones of a bounty hunter, and you were bred for war?" Marcus asked, sitting over pieces of his disassembled lancer.
"Yup, that's about the size of it." Coric answered before he took a bite out of his rations.
"Well..." one gear, a south islander named Tai Kaliso, said as he sat up from a log, raising a canteen. "...here's a toast, to the honorable Republic warriors who volunteered to help us achieve balance in this war".
The other clones and gears close by raised their canteens and chanted. 'Here, here!"
Ahsoka looked around at the gears and clones all over the camp. She was surprised to see them all interacting like this. She supposed that since they were all warriors, they appeared to bond well. Clones were bred for war, while gears were fighting a war that lasted nearly 80 years. They had a shared respect for each other.
This was brotherhood at its finest.
"So, you guys have been at war for 77 years?"
"Yup," Marcus answered as he cleaned his Lancer parts. "It's been a total stalemate the entire time".
"Wow!" Ahsoka exclaimed under her breath. "I've heard of century long wars that spanned the galaxy. But a single star system going at it for decades? It's unbelievable." The only other instance she could think of was Mandalore and it's colonies. Like Concord Dawn, which was half a planet surrounded by bits that used to be the other half.
"There's no limit to how much people can hate each other," Marcus said as he began to reassemble his Lancer. Then he heard footsteps crunching through the smoke. He turned to see Carlos coming over, apparently sulking. He'd spent two hours in the medical tent because of Marcus' orders, getting treated to prevent secondary drowning from his stumble earlier.
"So champ, how did it go? What did the doc say?" One gear asked.
Carlos sat down next to Marcus.
"Well, the doc was pleased to announce that I wasn't dead. And he allowed me to return to the unit. So that's something," Carlos said.
"I'm glad to hear that you're alright," Ahsoka said. "Too bad you missed the exercise".
"Yeah, I'm sorry I had to send you to the medical tent," Marcus apologized. "But it would't have been worth it for you to die in training when we needed you for the operation."
Carlos jammed a knife into his ration pack and opened it angrily. "Dammit!" He seethed, "I should've known that the water was too deep. Drowning on a fucking exercise, you know how stupid that sounds?"
"Can't beat yourself up like that soldier," Rex said.
"The captain's right, son," said a new voice behind them.
Everyone turned to see a new gear named Sgt. Bernadette Mataki. She was a south islander, like Tai but without tattoos. She was a platoon leader that was apart of C company. She was a hardcore gear.
"Don't worry about falling in the water," she told Carlos. "You lads are infantry. You're not trained for naval ops. I hate naval ops".
That surprised all of the gears. Ahsoka and the clones were a little confused as to why.
"But sarge, aren't you a south islander?" Carlos asked.
I just hate water. Water should come out of a shower or a glass. Rivers- fine. Bigger than rivers- sod that for a lark. I come from the dry bits further inland of the south islands. I'd rather parachute into an operation".
The gears all laughed.
Ahsoka and the clones all cracked a smile.
That was when Ahsoka's com-link went off. It got everyone's attention.
"What is it ma'am?" Bernie asked.
"It's a notification, from Major Stroud. We're being debriefed on the upcoming operation."
"Let's go then," Rex said, prompting everyone to get up and walk in the direction of the main camp.
The various Clone and Gear units were inside one of the office buildings inside of Merrenat Naval Base.
They were being debriefed by Major Stroud, Commander Tano, and Captain Rex, who were talking about the landings for the upcoming operation.
Marcus Fenix raised his hand to ask a question. Ahsoka gave him permission to speak.
"What's our mission, apart from establishing a beach head." Fenix asked.
It was actually a question that was on everybody's minds. None of the enlisted men knew that the CIS and UIR were developing a weapon, and that the whole point of this new alliance was to stop it.
Ahsoka new about it. But Stroud, Rex, and the others didn't.
"Honestly Fenix, none of us know what it is," Major Stroud said. This worried men in every unit that was assembled, including Carlos. He nearly drowned while training for an op that he didn't know the point of. Stroud continued. "We're going to be hitting the beach at the exact same time that our fleet starts hitting two nearby population centers from both in orbit and in the sea".
This got the attention of everyone in the Republic. You'd think that Blue water navies were a thing of the past where space fleets were concerned. Not for the Serans apparently.
"We're also landing near Peraspha military base, which contains a regiment of mechanized UIR forces," Rex said. "So expect heavy resistance".
After a few more minutes of debriefing, the meeting was ended, and the troopers and gears were dismissed.
Some of the men, like Carlos and Marcus, lingered.
He and Marcus then watched Major Stroud lecture two cadets, one of whom was her daughter, Anya, on the benefits of seeing what it was like for Gears on the frontline and getting out of the CIC. They also saw Ahsoka and Rex talking about something they couldn't hear.
Marcus leaned closer to Carlos. "I'm telling you, Major Stroud is a fuckin' psycho."
"Yeah well, if you ask me, that's exactly what we need if we want to win this war," Carlos said.
"Mmm hmm," Marcus said, somewhat uninterested.
Carlos looked over at Anya, who was still being lectured by her mother, Major Stroud. She was a beautiful blond girl, wearing an all gray dress uniform that had a skirt that went passed her knees. She also had the most incredible curves were it counted, which for her was everywhere. He couldn't help but keep looking at her. He was... interested in her.
He smiled when he saw that she was looking in her direction. But something was wrong. She wasn't actually looking right at him. He looked to where her eyes were resting. The direction of her eyesight took Carlos to his best friend, Marcus.
His jaw dropped. For the briefest moment in his life, he was jealous of Marcus. But then he smiled.
He was proud of his second brother.
Then he decided it was probably for the best that Anya was interested in Marcus and not him... because Marcus'll have to deal with Helena's wrath if they dated and not him.
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UIR SECURITY REPORT.
DEPT. OF INTERNAL SECURITY.
TOP SECRET.
Memorandum thru
GENERAL STAFF. ASPHO POINT SECURITY UNIT 45
SUBJECT: ASPHO POINT VULNERABILITES-ACTION MEMORANDUM.
1. Purpose: My review indicates multiple vulnerabilities in base security.
2. Reminder: Protecting the Hammer of Dawn Program is of paramount importance. If successful, the Program will ensure total military and technological dominance over COG forces.
3. Recommendations: Reinforce all potential entry points. Place offsite mortar squads in case of security breach.
Garron Paduk, Major, UIR Infantry. Acting Assistant Director, Department of Internal Security.
Side Note scribbled on side of paper: "If we fail to protect the program... just remember that Dooku's assassin is here, and watching over our shoulders. Let that motivate you to do better."
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CNV Kalona, Fesor Naval Base, Tyrus, en route to Ostri coast.
Ahsoka stood on the deck of the CNV Kalona, watching as all of the Gears from C company and the clones from Torrent Company gathered in front of her.
They had all just waved goodbye to their families from the railings that overlooked the docks, where all of the families were standing, before the ship pulled off to head out to sea. Now they were here, ready to be briefed about the mission.
She saw that Carlos and Marcus were in the front facing her. She saw Carlos wave goodbye to his parents and pregnant sister-in-law. She also noticed how Marcus waved to his father, the main scientist behind the development of the COG's version of the Hammer of Dawn, which was far behind what the UIR had. She also understood that Corporal Fenix didn't have the best relationship with his father. She was glad that father and son could at least wave to each other before one of them went out on a deadly undertaking.
Ahsoka, with Anya's help, was about to give a briefing to the company.
"Alright troopers," Ahsoka said, Our mission will be in providing support to a commando team that will be infiltrating Aspho Point and capture intel on a weapons project. Torrent and C Companies will be spearheading an amphibious landing north of the facility at Aspho Fields to cut off any Indie reinforcements from reaching the facility".
Anya spoke up next.
"While the commando team, led by General Skywalker and Major Hoffman, assaults Aspho Point, we will be launching a diversionary raid that will take place further up along the Ostri coast, near the Ostrini cities of Bonbourg and Beraphus" Anya said as the company was shown news footage of a large fleet massing north of their position".
Bernie raised her hand.
"Yes, Sergeant Mataki?" Ahsoka said.
"Ma'am, what's the nature of this facility if we're just launching a diversionary strike?" Bernie asked.
Anya answered immediately.
"It's a weapons research facility that goes beyond our area of expertise..." Ahsoka said before she turned to the maps of the areas around Aspho Point and Aspho Fields. "...and if the Indies wanted to get reinforcements to the facility, they would have to cross a bridge that our two companies will be guarding. if all goes as planned, it should be a quick operation. Speed is critical. The longer we're here, the more likely the Indies will discover what we're up to, and make extraction difficult for us and the commando team."
She turned back to the officers, NCOs, and enlisted men assembled in front of her.
"Any question?" She asked.
Everyone was dead silent. Ahsoka had her answer.
"Alright everyone, hit the mess and get some sleep. You're gonna need it".
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RSV Resolute, on the edge of the Seran system.
On the edge of the system, a battle group of Republic warships, commanded by Admiral Yularen, was traveling through hyperspace. They were on their way to Sera. Since the COG had few space craft available for this operation, the Republic was stepping in to spare a few ships for what was quite possibly one of the most critical missions in the either the Clone Wars, or the Pendulum Wars.
Six Venator-class Star Destroyers, along with over a dozen escort and support vessels, travelled through the blue and white tunnel that was hyperspace.
Suddenly, the ships came out of hyperspace above Sera, directly above where Operation Leveler was taking place. Their were several UIR warships in front of them.
But they were unprepared.
Unlike the Republic, who cut loose with an overwhelming barrage of blue plasma fire. Explosions blossomed across their hulls before finally ripping the UIR ships apart, their fiery debris sinking to the planet below before crashing into the oceans... and sinking again.
COG landing craft, disembarking from CNV Kalona.
Major Helena Stroud stood on the deck of the CNV Kalona. She watched as blue and yellow streaks of light flashed in orbit above them
'Good hunting boys,' she thought to herself, wishing the Republic fleet luck, before she turned to her Gears.
Before they boarded their landing craft, she decided to give the company one last briefing.
"Don't worry everyone. This is just a simple op. If everyone does their job right, we'll be in and out quick." She said, before they all nodded and started boarding their landing craft.
Before her craft was lowered, Helena looked back at the ship and was able to see her daughter on the command deck, looking at her. She waved goodbye to Anya, who gave her a thumbs up.
They then lowered the craft into the ocean, and sailed towards the Ostrini shore.
Ostri Coastline, landing zone for Torrent Company, 501st Legion.
The Sea was choppy.
It caused the ships to toss around, making their occupants somewhat woozy.
One of the occupants, a togruta Jedi padawan stood in front of all of the Clone troopers that were gathered behind her, wearing their iconic phase-I armor.
The Jedi's name was Ahsoka Tano. She was a commander in the Grand Army of the Republic, and the padawan of the 'one chosen to destroy the Sith and bring balance to the force'.
Normally, if Ahsoka was ever going on a mission, she and her men would be flown down the surface via a gunship. But due to the secretive nature of this mission, her men were forced to travel by sea and hit the beaches that way. The boats they were in were on loan from the Coalition Navy. They were called LCTs, which stood for landing craft tank. The troopers weren't the only things loaded onto the boats. There were also AT-RTs and crates full of medical supplies and ammunition on board.
As their ships continued to slice through the waves, a watery mist sprayed onto the boats. Ahsoka could taste the salt from the sea as it sprayed across her face. She breathed in the smell of the sea, and when she breathed out, her breath was visible due to the low temperatures in the area. Because of these lower temperatures, she wore a gray winter jacket, with white faux fur on the wrists and hem. A Jedi insignia was over her left breast. She wore a white hood over her head, and wore green transparent goggles around her eyes. She also wore insulated white leggings with gray winter boots, which had fur where her ankles were.
Her heart began to beat rapidly. This was one of the rare occasions that her master, Anakin Skywalker, allowed her to lead troops into battle on her own. Although, she wasn't technically on her own. Captain Rex was with her. And Anakin was out there, somewhere, apart of the same operation.
She aloud her mind to linger for a moment on other things, like her friends back at the Temple.
Then she thought of a boy she met on Raxus a few weeks back, who she had a crush on. She blushed for a few moments as she thought of his handsome features. But then she ripped the thought out of her head and berated herself.
'Come on Ahsoka. Do you remember nothing the Order has taught you,' she thought to herself, remembering what her masters always told her about attachments, and how they led to the dark side. Not to mention that this boy was a separatist.
She smiled and blushed again when she started to wonder what this boy thought of her. The way he looked at her crossed her mind.
'But still, a girl can't help herself'.
As her thoughts continued to linger, she felt a hand on her shoulder, startling her and ripping her back into reality. She turned her head over her shoulder and saw that it was Rex.
"Hey Kid, you okay?" He asked.
"I'm fine Rex," she said.
He backed off a bit and raised his palms up.
A few minutes later, the shoreline came into view. Her com-link began to buzz. She raised her wrist to her lips and pressed the button to answer it.
"Tano here," she said.
"Commander, this is Stroud. We're coming up on the shoreline. ETA to landing is two mikes, over?" Major Helena Stroud, of the 26 Royal Tyran Infantry, informed over the com-link. "Bombardment will be commencing in one minute".
"Copy that Stroud," Ahsoka said before she ended the call.
She looked back at her men, who were all itching to go. She then looked back at the shore line that was rapidly approaching. The Togrutan teen was able to make out the trees that were capped with snow. Ahsoka took in a deep breath and exhaled, her breath completely visible.
Thirty seconds.
Clone Troopers of Torrent Company, from the elite 501st Legion, checked their weapons, which clicked and powered up as the troopers readied them for use in battle.
Twenty seconds.
As Ahsoka waited for the bombardment to commence, she mouthed a quick prayer for her master.
'Good luck Skyguy,' she said to herself.
Ten seconds.
RSV Resolute, on the edge of the Seran system.
With the way clear of UIR orbital forces, the Republic warships were in geosynchronous orbit above Ostri. They could provide fire support for the operation below.
Admiral Wullf Yularen looked out the viewport of his Star-Destroyer, which was here to support a joint operation between the Republic and the Coalition of ordered Governments. He looked down at the planet below, which consisted of a few very large, contiguous continents surrounded by the Serano Ocean, as well as several small island chains.
He heard a clone naval officer walk up behind him and saluted.
"Sir. Captain Michaelson, is reporting in. The CNV Pomeroy and the rest of D-Flotilla are ready for us to commence orbital bombardment. And the amphibious force is about to hit the beach," the officer reported.
Yularen looked down at the planet below, and could just barely make out the location of their target.
Nearby, a hologram showed a squadron of Coalition Sea Ravens moving towards their ultimate objective, which was behind enemy lines.
"Open Fire," he ordered.
The Republic Navy's gunnery crews adjusted their aim until their guns were pointed at two Ostrini cities on the coast.
Bonbourg and Berephus.
The order was given to fire, and again, they cut loose with a powerful barrage.
Blue plasma bolts slammed into the cities below.
Buildings were speared with blue streaks of lightning. People screamed in terror as their homes were blaster apart, and they tried desperately to find shelter, whether in sewage drains or in government air raid shelters. Klaxons started blaring, and UIR military forces were activated to prepare for their response to this surprise attack.
But this was just the beginning.
On one of the other landing ships in the flotilla, Pvt. Carlos Santiago was with the rest of his squad. He saw Major Stroud speaking with Sgt. Mataki about something that he couldn't hear because of the sound of the waves.
but then he looked up and saw several triangle shaped ships. Suddenly, blue flashes began to dot their hulls.
He elbowed his buddy, Cpl. Marcus Fenix.
He looked at him. "What?" He asked in a gruff voice.
Carlos pointed up and smirked. "Check it out".
Marcus looked up and craned his neck and squinted to see what Carlos had pointed out, which were the Republic and Coalition warships orbit. Suddenly, blue lances of light flew down and disappeared behind the horizon, which started to glow orange.
The sound of the impact rumbled through the ground
The Gears on board, from C Company of the 26 RTI, began to cheer.
"Yeah, that's right, blow those Indie bastards into the stone age!" One Gear shouted enthusiastically.
The Blue lasers continued blasting the region apart until they began to hit the nearby Ostrini cities of Bonbourg and Berephus, which were further inland, but still within eyeshot. Everyone continued to cheer as explosions flashed over the horizon, before columns of smoke began to rise over the horizon as well.
Carlos smiled.
Then he thought of his little brother, Dominic, who was apart of a special commando raid led by Major Hoffman and General Skywalker.
"Get home safe little brother," he said underneath his breath. "You've got a second kid on the way".
That's when they hit the beach with an incredible force. Everyone looked forward and waited until the ramp was lowered, allowing the joint strike force to spill out of the ship, and hit the beach.
Operation Leveler was underway.
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Sea Raven squadron, en route to UIR facility at Ashpo Point.
Major Hoffman looked out of the side of the Raven as it flew over the ocean. The operation has just begun. He could see and hear the bombardment off in the distance from the Republic Navy. UIR and CIS fighters were flying up to engage them.
The Five-Oh-One and the 26 RTI were both making landfall at this very moment, drawing out the bulk of enemy ground forces in the region.
It was time for him and Skywalker to do their parts.
Anakin was in the Raven that was flying alongside them. He was bringing in a squad of Clone Troopers, led by a pair of ARC-Troopers, who would be conducting the operation alongside Gear commandoes and a team of Pesenga volunteer riflemen, whom he fought alongside since the Siege of Anvil Gate.
"Santiago!" Hoffman called out over the chukka-chukka-chukka sound of the helicopter blades.
His best, and youngest, commando walked over.
"I'll spare you the inspirational speech private. You know what to do," he said.
Dom nodded. "Yes Sir".
The two ravens came in for a landing. They gently set down, allowing the commandoes to jump out safely.
"Alright, let's do this!" Dom called out to the other commandoes.
They all jumped out, and the operation began.
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that's part 3 folks.
I'll be working on part 4 soon.
This is Grubkiller, over and out.