"I guess that's the signal! OPEN FIRE!" Scorch ordered to the hanger troopers.
The 7 elites and SBD's were immediately overwhelmed by an avalanche of blaster fire. Scorch used his stealth training to sneak past the occupied opponents to place a detpack against the dispenser. Before he could finish, Scorch heard a angry snarl from above. An elite warrior had spotted Scorch and began charging it's beam weapon ready to destroy him. Just before it could finish, it was struck by a high-speed plasma bolt. This attack severed the bug's arm, along with the weapon attached to it! Scorch looked over to see Fixer had changed his weapon to the sniper configuration and had landed the dismembering shot on the enemy.
"Over here you… colossal bug-brained trash-pile!" The slicer shouted at the one-armed elite who seemed more enraged by the insult then the dismemberment.
Sev would be so thought as the elite flew over to attack Fixer. Scorch finished priming the detpack and secured his repelling cable to the hanger walls before shouting "Everyone hold on!"
The detpack functioned perfectly and destroyed both the dispenser and the forcefield regulator. The hanger immediately began decompressing and ejected the remaining enemies as the troopers held on for dear life. Scorch knew they just had to hold on for a minute longer before the emergency shields would activate.
Scorch looked over his shoulder and saw the Geonosian's flying out like loose reeds in a hurricane. He looked past them and his eyes widened in horror! The one-armed elite had somehow clung onto Fixers leg and was refusing to let go no matter what. Fixer tried wrestling the elite off him but in the process, his cable had loosened its grip on the wall sending them both towards the open airlock and into the endless void of space!
Scorch didn't even think. He released his own cable and jumped in a desperate attempt to save Fixer. By some miracle it worked, Scorch had caught Fixer…but who was catching Scorch?! The 3 doomed soldiers rushed through the air, straight for the open airlock. Scorch noticed they were going to pass by Captain Martz's personal speeder which was firmly secured in the hanger. He brought out his retractable vibroblade and stabbed it into the wing. It stalled the trio's demise for a few seconds before the blade slipped out and the three soldiers flew closer to the endless void of space.
Right as they were about to leave the ship forever, the emergency shields had finally kicked in! The three flying soldiers collided against the shield and dropped down in the safe side of the hanger. The two surviving commandos looked at each other before hearing the chilling sound of hovering wings. The one-armed elite flew above them ready to strike. "Attack pattern Gamma!" Scorch yelled before the two commandos dove away from each other as the Geonosian pounced on their previous location. Before it could recover from it's failed attack, both commandos had taken out their blasters and pulled the trigger.
Sev looked up at the infested rooftop. One down, four to go. He looked over at Vesso who was battling 2 elites at the same time. The GRA hunter fired 3 shots in quick succession. Sev looked up and saw the elites dodge out the way of the first two shots, ending up close to each other. Sev watched in amazement as the final shot connected with a live wire which swang directly into the 2 elites, electrocuting them to death!
Sev stood next to his Geonosian ally. There were two warriors left and two sharpshooters ready to take them down. Before either side could do anything, they were interrupted by a barrage of blaster fire coming from the other entrance! Sev and Vesso dove into cover as the plasma bolts covered the whole room, accidently killing one of the elites in the process.
"What the Kriff is that?" Sev asked.
Vesso peaked above cover and Sev unfortunately recognised the look on his face. The sharpshooters groaned in frustration when he heard a young but familiar voice taunt his enemies in Geonosian.
"Is Dy'hag a defector?" Sev asked in confusion.
"No, he's just a dickhead!" Vesso answered back in annoyance. Sev was grateful for the Dy'hag's loyalty and distraction but sadly it didn't last as Dy'hag accidently knocked himself out with his own oversized weapon.
Now there was only 1 elite left. Sev and Vesso looked at each other and immediately understood the plan. Sev gave Vesso an armed sonic detonator which Vesso threw up to the right of the enemy soldier. At the same time Sev fired two shots to the left to trick the Geonosian into flying directly in the path of the detonator! The stunned elite fell from the ceiling before heading into an attack dive straight for Sev and Vesso.
The two sharpshooters stood their ground, looked their enemy in the eye, quickly drew their side arm blasters and pulled the trigger.
Boss moved slowly towards the platoon leader with his hands up.
At 2200 hours, he found himself once again outside the Prosecutor bridge. The internal sensors had been sliced by Midec, so there was no way for Martz to detect them. Even so she was likely too busy leading the Prosecutor to even notice. All that was left was for Boss to breach the sealed bridge door.
"Any suggestions?" Sen'luh asked in an almost mocking tone.
"There are two ways we can do this. Either use a breaching charge to blast through this door or slice the controls for a stealthier entry. I suggest the 1stoption." Boss brought out a breaching charge ready to place on the door.
The chief shook his head. "No. We're only a squad of 2. If we can access the bridge without raising suspicion, I can kill your captain with one quick snipe. Begin slicing the door controls. And if I see you sending any communications, I will execute you where you stand." Sen'luh placed his weapon to the back of Boss's head to emphasise his point.
Boss put the breach charge back in his chest pocket "Very well chief, commencing door slice"
As Boss began hacking into the door controls, he mentioned "It is a shame you and Martz are on opposite sides. You had a lot in common with each other,"
"Like what?"
"You both think I suck as a leader."
Sen'luh gave a boisterous laugh. "Well do you object to that assessment, Delta?" He asked as the door slice was completed.
"No, you both brought up some good points. I'm not vigilant or knowledgeable or truly grateful for my squadmates. You've taught me that a leader has to make difficult decisions and I see that now. I'm not willing to sacrifice my friends like you do. I'm too close to them." Sen'luh rolled his eyes. He could tell Boss was stalling and brought his weapon to the back of the clone's head.
Boss gave a smile despite his imminent execution. "But at least I'm following colonel Bugtra's example-" Before Sen'luh could respond, Boss quickly grabbed the weapon and jumped up to swing behind Sen'luh, land on his back and wrap his arms around Sen'luh's neck. The traitorous chief was confused. Boss wasn't strong enough to take him down and Sen'luh's arms were completely unrestrained. He brought his claws up, ready to drive them through Boss's skull before hearing Boss whisper. "I keep my enemies closer."
Sen'luh was even more confused before hearing the breaching charge in Boss's chest pocket detonate on his back!
Boss didn't remember hearing the explosion. All he could recall was the charge breach his body armour, a searing pain in his stomach scream through his body, and a terrible screeching roar echo though the corridor as he fell to the floor. The warrior with the weakened but still intact body armour gave an angry snarl as he stood over the dying commando. "Were you trying to kill me Commando? Pathetic!"
Author notes:
The battle may be over for Fixer, Scorch and Sev but will Boss be able to defeat Chief Sen'luh? Find out in chapter 17 which will be the conclusion of the Prosecutor's battle!