The Clone fleet entered Geonosis' atmosphere as the deadly battle will begin soon. Within one of the assault ship landing bays, the clone troopers prepared themselves and headed to their positions until they landed. Angel and his squad ready themselves for their first deadly battle against the unknown.

The assault ship is about to enter the planet's surface as every clone trooper prepares themselves for battle. Their first enemy is a mysterious enemy they have never fought before and they are going to face them with a bravery that they have been trained since birth. As the soldiers prepare themselves for their upcoming battle, Angel, his brothers, and the Mandalorian sneak past them as they head to the vehicle session. They went across the walkers until they reached the speeder bikes.

"So, do any of us know how to work these bikes," Angel asked them.

"Well, I know how to ride them since I'm a Mandalorian," Vhonte says.

"Me and Etah know how to drive those bikes on a simulation," Dash told them.

"Thrasher? Med? What about you two," Angel asked them.

"Only medical care," Med responded.

"I mainly focus on heavy weaponry. That's my thing," Thrasher jokes.

"Okay, so what about you three then," Etah asks.

"We can ride with you all and provide more firepower," Angel said.

"I love the idea," Vhonte nodded. "These speeders contained thermal detonators. We can use them against enemy tanks and ground units."

"Now that's what I wanna hear," Thrasher shouted.

"Quiet, Thrash," Med told him.

Etah tried to turn on the speeder bike but it wasn't working. He examined it closely and found a restraining bolt. "Crap," he said. "Who put restraining bolts on speeder bikes? We have to use them for battle. This doesn't make any sense."

"I guess they forgot to remove these before taking off. We have to do it ourselves," Dash told them.

Vhonte looked over and spotted a group of clones heading towards them. "We got trouble," the Mandalorian warned them.

"Thrash, you're with me," Angel told him. "We'll buy you all some time. Get those bolts off quickly."

The two approached calmly at the group of troopers as the lieutenant spoke to them, "Troopers, why are you and your squad doing with those speeders?"

"We're assigned to pilot the speeder bikes, sir," Thrasher told him. "We're just removing the restraining bolts so we can drive them."

"You and your squad weren't assigned to those bikes. And why is there a Mandalorian with your group? Also, you sound awfully young to be a trooper. What's your birth code?"

"Uh… CT-1012," Thrasher lied as Angel shook his head.

"Is this some kind of a joke, clone?"

"Wh-What do you mean?"

"I'm CT-1012!"

Angel and Thrasher both look at each other before pushing the group of clones away and running back to their team. The two regroup with their squad as they're done removing the restraining bolts and hopping on the speeder bikes. Each two boarded their bikes as the group of clones rushed to them. "You're not authorized to drive those speeders," one of the clones yelled. Finally, the six of them took off on their bikes and headed to the exit.

The assault ship hanger opens as Angel and his team drive out and enter the planet's surface. The clones look around the planet as this is the first time they're on another planet. They spotted the clones and Jedi exits gunships and ships dropping off walkers into battle as they were easily amazed.

Until the enemy's blasters distract them as they enter the battlefield. "Alright, brothers," Angel shouted as he pulled out his blasters. "For the clone army! For our brothers! Let's win this battle!"

The team opens fire at the enemy units as the drivers fire blasts from their bikes while Angel and Dash assist them by firing their pistols and carbine blasters. While they're passing through the enemy droids, Thrasher uses his heavy blaster to gun down those in his sight. Few of them shout with joy as they're fighting the enemy in their first battle.

The group spotted a pack of spider walkers in their sight. The Mandalorian and the other two drivers used the grenades from their bikes to throw them at the enemy tanks, destroying them. The gunners look up at the sky to see friendly gunships providing air support as they're gunning down enemy units and ground support.

Suddenly, they spotted Hailfire droids firing multiple missiles at their forces, killing multiple clones and walkers before being given a chance to fight. "Cowards," Angel yelled. "Let's take them down!"

The three bikers drove towards and close to the big-wheeled vehicles as they threw their grenades at them, destroying the enemy's support. Thrasher looked up and spotted a swarm of Geonosians attacking from above as he shouted, "Ew! I hate bugs!" The reckless clone begins gunning down the flying insects, killing dozens.

Angel saw what Thrasher was doing and joined him gunning down the deadly inhabitants. "Just like the simulation," he shouted.

"You and I both know that this is nothing like the simulation," Etah told him.

They noticed the heavy artillery firing their beams upon the sphere stations as one of them collapsed in their area and crashed, causing an enormous sand wave toward them. "Get cover," Vhonte shouted as she and the others sought cover. As the wave passed them, they noticed the sands gave them the upper hand while their forces were easily gunning down multiple droids as they joined in the fight.

Then, while Angel was aiding his forces, he spotted a friendly gunship flying past them and it was shot down by enemy fighters. "Come on, get back on the bikes," he shouted at his team. "We got a friendly down and we need to save them!"

"Maybe someone else will get to them," Thrasher told him.

"No, we're the only ones who saw! Our brothers need our help! So get on the bike and let's move out!"

"You heard him," Dash told them. "Let's ride!"

The group got back on their bikes and drove off to the gunship crash site. They then picked up a distress signal from the crashed ship, "This is CT-147! My gunship is shot down and I have enemy units pinned on my location! Can anyone read me?! I repeat this CT-147 and I'm under attack by enemy droids! I need help!"

"This CT-9925," Angel answered. "Me and my team are heading to your position! I repeat we're heading your way! Reinforcement is on the way! Try to hold out a little longer!"

"Please hurry," the clone pilot cried as he blasted at the battle droids while staying in cover. "I don't think I'll last much longer!"

"Don't worry! We'll make it!"

The pilot tries his best to stand his ground but the enemy droids are moving closer to his position. He managed to take a few down but a super battle droid grabbed him by the neck and was ready to execute him until several blasts destroyed the droid, freeing the clone. The rescue team made it in time as Etah slid the speeder past the droids giving Angel a chance to gun down most of them.

Once the droids were eliminated, Angel and his team approached the injured pilot as Med rushed to his aid. "Are you alright," the leader of the team asked his clone brother. "Are you hurt?"

"Ye-Yeah," the pilot told him. "Only from the crash. I wasn't shot."

"Are you the only survivor?"

"Yeah… My co-pilot died in the crash. The two gunners survived but they were gunned down by the droids…"

"I'm so sorry. Med, can you do your best to help him?"

"I can give him a syringe to numb his injuries," Med told him.

"Do it," Angel asked the pilot while the medic treated his injuries. "Do you have a name?"

"My brothers called me Hob," the pilot told him. "Who are you?"

"My name is Angel. These are my brothers. The medic name is Med. The three are Etah, Dash, and Thrasher. The Mandalorian name is Vhonte Tervho."

"You all look awfully young to fight in this battle."

"We refuse to sit back and let our brothers fight without us."

"Are we going to rejoin the battle or what," Thrasher whined.

"We will. Let's get Hob out of-"

Suddenly, they're ambushed by more garrisons of battle droids as the heavy gunners fire and destroy their speeders. The groups took cover within the wrecked gunship and fired back. "There goes our ride," Dash shouted as he fired.

"Now what," Med yelled.

"We need help," Vhonte told them.

"We need to get on comms and call for rescue," Etah told them while covering fire.

"I'm on it," Angel told them as he got on his comm to contact anyone in their area. "I'm CT-9925! My team and I are cornered by enemy forces! We need help! We are located within a canyon in a crashed gunship!" No response within the comm. "This is CT-9925! My brothers and I are surrounded by enemy droids! Please we need help! Is there anyone in our area?! Please!"

"This is Lambda Squad leader, Kettch," the clone commando responded in the comm. "We heard your distress call and spotted the smoke, CT-9925. We're heading to your position as soon as we can."

"Lambda Squad," Dash said. "Never heard of them."

"They must be a good clone commando squad," Etah says as he keeps blasting at the droids.

"Hell yeah! We get to fight alongside commandos! Best day ever," Thrasher shouted as he pulled out his minigun and started blasting the garrison.

"We need to hold them off until reinforcements arrive," Angel told them.

"There's too many of them," Med shouted while treating Hob. "I don't think we can hold them off any longer!"

Angel looks around for anything for their advantage until he notices the crashed gunship's laser turret. "Etah! You were once an engineer right?"

"Yeah," the clone nodded.

"Can you fix that turret?"

"I think so!"

"Cover Etah!"

The clone trooper rushes to the gun turret and tries to fix it while Angel, Dash, and Thrasher rush by their brother as they're blasting at the enemy garrisons. The battle droids are closing in on the group of clones' position as the troops are being cornered. Luckily, Etah repaired the turret in time as he hopped on and wiped out the entire enemy units with the deadly laser beam.

Once the enemy had been eliminated, the group cheered for Etah for saving their lives. Angel rushes to his brother and hugs him as he shouts, "Great job, Etah! You did great! You saved us all!"

"That's what I do, brother," Etah told him.

"I… I could've done that," Thrasher complained. "I could've done that…"

"Great work, troops," Vhonte told the clone brothers. "How's the pilot?"

"He's fine but he's still a bit injured from the crash," Med told them while he helped Hob walk.

"Now what," Thrasher asked.

"We'll try to get to a command center to get Hob treated," Angel told his team. "Our top priority is to get him to safety."

"What about the commandos," Etah asked. "They told us that they're on their way to our location."

"We can't stay here. There could be other garrisons of droids heading to our location. Or something worse."

"What could be worse than a bunch of clankers," Thrasher asked.

Suddenly, a spear almost hit Thrasher as they turned towards the direction of the thrown object and spotted a swarm of Genosians emerging from the mountains while the bugs roared echoing in the canyon. "You had to ask," Dash yelled as the clone and the others began gunning down the inhabitant savages.

The Mandalorian grabs the spear and throws it as it impaled one of the bugs in the head. The group took cover from the savage spears and sonic blasts. The warriors charged and attacked the clones but they easily gunned them down. Thrasher hopped onto the crashed gunship's turret and fired a laser at the swarm of Geonosians as the creatures were sliced into pieces and burst into flames. "Eat lasers, you ugly flying pests," the reckless clone shouts with joy.

While he's blasting what's left of the savage inhabitants, Angel suddenly stops when he hears a strange roar as a big deadly Geonosian warrior emerges from a hive with a strange weapon attached to its arm. "What the hell is that," Med shouted.

"It looks like an elite," the Mandalorian shouts as she begins blasting the creature.

"Well, it's already dead," Thrasher yelled as he was about to fire the bug with the turret.

Suddenly, the elite charged its weapon as it glowed powerfully. "Thrash! Get out of the turret," Angel cried to his brother. The Geonosian fired its beam weapon at the turret and exploded the turret, sending the reckless clone flying. "Thrasher!" He rushes to his injured brother and carries him to safety while his team provides cover fire.

Once Angel brings his brother to the others, Med rushes to Thrasher and checks on his status. "He's alive but he's unconscious from the blast," the medic told his brother as he and Hob pulled the unconscious trooper to cover.

"Watch over him, Med," Angel told him. "You and Hob protect Thrash. "We'll take care of this bug!" The clone rushed to the team while blasting at the giant flying bug. "Alright team! Here's the plan! Dash! Etah! You two will distract the Geonosian! Vhonte and I will use our rangefinders to damage its wings so we can fire everything we got at it."

Then, Dash and Etah move into positions and begin firing their blasters at the big bug while Angel and Vhonte get above and aim their weapons at the Geonosian's wings with their rangefinders. The clone and the Mandalorian begin blasting at the creature until its wings have been shot multiple times, sending it crashing. The elite stood and became enraged as it fired its beam at the four of them until the blast hit the boulder structure, causing it to collapse with Angel and Vhonte on them.

"Angel," Dash cried until the elite fired it above the clone and hit a rock structure, trapping him within the rubble. "Dammit! Angel no," the trapped clone cried as Med and Hob immediately helped him out.

Angel regains consciousness, he helps the Mandalorian out of the rubble and carries her to safety until the Geonosian elite spots them and charges at them. The clone immediately tosses Vhonte out of the way as he immediately grabs his pistols until the bug knocks him away. The clone was weakened by the hit as the creature aimed its beam weapon at the injured trooper and was about to end him.

Etah was the only one still standing when he spotted his closest brother was about to die. "Angel," the clone cried as he aimed his blaster at the Geonosian but he knew it wouldn't be enough to kill it. He threw his weapon away as he charged toward Angel and pushed him out of the way until the beam fired and hit him, exploding into ashes and armor pieces scattered.

When Angel picked himself up, he stared horrified at the sight of his closest brother's death as the ashes of Etah hit his helmet while the clone breathed heavily from the horrified event. "BROTHER," Angel cried in tears. The trooper became enraged at the elite as he grabbed a nearby spear and blaster pistol. "You… I'LL KILL YOU," he shouted in complete rage as he began charging.

The elite aimed its weapon at the trooper to fire again until Angel threw the spear at the creature and impaled its lower neck, causing it to shriek in pain as it retreated. The clone charges at the elite as he starts blasting the bug's exposed stomach, damaging it. The creature aims and charges its weapon at the troop until when Vhonte regains consciousness, she throws her knife into the air and uses her rangefinder to blast it at the Geonosian, slicing its arm off.

The clone punches the elite in the face repeatedly before grabbing the spear and stabbing its stomach multiple times as it falls to the ground. Angel then impales it into the Geonosian face in a complete rage, killing it for good. The broken-hearted trooper breathed heavily after releasing his hatred towards the creature that stole his brother's life as he took his helmet off while the rest of his teammates emerged. He slowly looked towards them with his brothers and Mandalorian with tears in his eyes, experiencing one of the true meanings of war… loss of a loved one.

Suddenly, another elite emerged and knocked Angel away. The group was about to save him but the creature fired its beam weapon at them, causing them to take cover. The Geonosian aimed its deadly weapon at the clone ready to kill him and let him join his fallen brother. Then suddenly, the bug was sniped through its eyes, killing it instantly.

They all turned and spotted the clone commandos had finally arrived to rush to their aid as they and several more clone troopers approached them. "Nice shot, Ambu," the commando captain, Kettch, told the squad sniper. The captain opened his communication device and reported, "Alright. We found the stowaways. Bringing them back to the command center. We also found an injured pilot and one of them wounded as well."

"Thank you for the save," Dash told the commandos. "We probably wouldn't survive-"

"Alright, shut it and drop your weapons," the black-colored commando told him while aiming his rifle at them.

"Wh-What? We're on the same-"

"Just drop your weapons," the blue-colored commando ordered them. "You all are in a lot of trouble."

The group dropped their blasters as the clone troopers handcuffed them. Soon, Thrasher slowly regained consciousness as he grunted in pain until the commando sniper stood in front of him. "Awesome. A clone commando," he smiles. When the clone commando walked away, the reckless clone frowned when the same clone from the transport approached him. "Uh… oh…"

"Hello, CT-1012," the clone lieutenant greeted him sarcastically. "Get him up." Two clone troopers helped Thrasher up and cuff him.

Angel is on his knees in front of the rubble of Etah's armor pieces while he holds his brother's helmet and begins shedding tears as the Kettch approaches him. "A friend of yours," the commando asks him.

"My brother," Angel told him. "He gave up his life saving mine…"

"And you killed that elite by yourself. Very impressive, kid. I'm sorry you lost your brother… but I'm afraid I have to take you in."

"Wh-What about the battle?"

"The enemy forces are retreating. We won."

"How many brothers did we lose?"

"Many… but thanks to your team… you saved as much as you can."

"But I couldn't save one…" Angel pressed his forehead against Etah's helmet as he began to cry while the commando leader comforted the young clone by placing his hand on his shoulder.

After the battle of Geonosis has been won by the Republic, the young clones are arrested and taken back to Kamino for a trial. Vhonte, on the other hand, was picked up by her fellow Mandalorians before wishing the clones the best of luck. The four teenage clones waited in a room handcuffed as they awaited their punishment.

"So uh… this is how it ends right," Thrasher says, breaking the slice. "We went into battle, saved our brothers, fought and killed some ugly bugs, and now… we're gonna get terminated. What a life…"

"I immediately regret coming with you guys," Med told them. "I knew it was a bad idea."

"How come you didn't tell us, Med?!"

"I did! You didn't listen!"

"Do you two really wanna spend your last moments together arguing," Dash yelled. The two brothers stared at each other and became silent. "Good. Jeez."

"None of you deserve this… only me. I deserve to be punished," Angel told them.

"Angel, that's not true. What happened to Etah… it wasn't your fault. You did nothing that caused his death. He gave up his life to save you to save us!"

"I could've done something better… to be a better leader… I failed him… I failed Etah…"

"No, you didn't. Because of you, we're alive. If you hadn't talked us into this… more of our brothers would've died… We saved them. All thanks to you, Angel."

"Thank you, Dash… I… I just miss Etah so much…"

"We miss him too, brother… We miss him too..."

Suddenly, the Kaminoian head scientist named Nala Se entered the room and stood before the four young clones. "You four have caused great harm to our organization and our new relationship with the Galactic Republic," she told them emotionless. "A group of young clones entered a battlefield without having the proper age requirement. You four will be punished for your reckless actions."

"I should be the only one to be held responsible for this," Angel told her. "I ordered my brothers to join me. They should go free."

"And your actions have cost a life of one of your own."

"Ha," Thrasher yelled. "You have no right to mention our brother!"

"You Kaminoians weren't there," Dash nodded. "You didn't fight with us! None of you have sacrificed yourselves and fight with us in battle!"

"You clones are made to fight and give up your lives for superiors like me," the scientist told them. "But I'm afraid none of you will be part of the war anymore."

"What?! What are you saying," Angel asked in an outraged voice.

"You four shall be punished and discarded for breaking our rules-"

"That's no longer necessary." They turned to the voice and spotted the Togruta Jedi master named Shaak Ti entering the room. "These clones are free to go."

"On whose authority, Jedi?"

"The authority of the Republic. These clones have been recognized for their bravery and noble sacrifice in the battle of Geonosis. We need brave soldiers like these young men as our heroes in the war."

"But they have fought on the battlefield illegally. One of their own is dead."

"I believe he made a noble heroic sacrifice saving his brother." The Jedi walked over and stood in front of Angel. "Is that correct?"

"Ye-Yes, ma'am," Angel agreed, saddened by the death of his brother.

"I'm truly sorry for the loss of your brother. But he wouldn't have done it if he knew that you have so much potential and a bright future for you. I can sense how kind, caring, and brave you are, Angel."

"H-How do you know my name?"

"Maybe because you don't look like us, Angel," Med told him.

"And I know you three are Dash, Med, and Thrasher," the Jedi told them.

"H-How do you know our names? We all look the same."

"You do look the same on the outside but you're all different on the inside. You each have souls of your own. Each of you is an individual. In the force, each of you has your feelings and personalities. You are all maybe clones but the force resigns in all life forms."

"Whoa… That… Now, that's the wisest crap I've ever heard in my life. Mind-blowing," Thrasher said.

"Thrasher please," Dash shook his head.

"And for your heroic bravery in battle, all punishments for you four have been lifted," the Jedi told the clones.

"You have no right to authorize that, Jedi," the Kaminoian said.

"The prime minister has already agreed to this. If you don't believe me, then you are free to ask him yourself."

The scientist stares annoyed at Angel as he stares angrily back at the Kaminoian until she finally leaves the room. The Jedi master uses her force abilities to free the teen clones from their cuffs. "Thank you, master Jedi," Angel appreciates Shaak Ti. "We are eternally grateful, ma'am."

"I'm more than happy to provide any support to you young ones. Due to your marvelous teamwork and determination, I hereby make you four into a squad of your own."

"You mean a commando unit," Dash asked.

"A team. You three will continue on your training until your brother Angel becomes an ARC trooper."

"Ah-An ARC trooper," Angel replied, surprised.

"Angel?! An ARC Trooper," Med says as he and the others are surprised as well.

"Of course," the Jedi nodded. "Your brother has the courage and bravery of an ARC trooper. I was also informed that he defeated a Geonosian elite. Not many normal troopers can defeat them on their own. An elite soldier has the strength and endurance to slay such a creature."

"So, our brother Angel will become an ARC trooper," Dash asked.

"That's up to him to decide."

Angel took a moment to think about this important decision but this is his life now and he can do whatever he wants on his own. He finally saluted the Jedi and responded, "I am truly honored to accept this decision to become an ARC trooper. Thank you, master Jedi."

"You shall be trained by one of the best elites and commanders. I'm honored to stand before a great trooper like yourself, Angel. I expect you and your brothers will do great things and help us win the Clone Wars." The four clone brothers smile as they stand together proudly, ready for what comes next… ready for the Clone Wars.