There once was a story of a soldier so devastating and skilled that he could take on whole armies. Those stories were wrong, he could take on empires.
Set in the Star Wars Universe during the Clone Wars, a super soldier wakes up to a new war. Bred f...
Walking down the corridor with Blue Team's rooms on either side of them, Fives pointed out who had which room, eventually coming to the end with Fives' on the left and Echo's on the right. Opening the door, Echo walked into a barren room, with nothing in it except for a bed frame and a mattress that was still in a bag. "Fives, would you mind helping me out with getting this room organized?"
"Vod, it would be my pleasure." Fives replied with a smile on his face, he couldn't even begin to describe how happy he was that his brother was by his side again, the Domino Twins united once more. Poking his head out to the corridor, Fives gave a hearty shout: "HARDCASE, JESSE! Get your asses down here, we got work to do!"
After Order 66 happened and the Intrepid joined up with the Autumn, both Jesse and Hardcase were given ARC trooper status. The rest of Blue Team, although not ARC troopers, had already customized their ARF trooper armours to each clone's specialty and liking. But for Jesse and Hardcase, it was a breath of fresh air to be given access to previously restricted gear.
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A/N: Credit to Optimusprimehunter41 on Deviantart for the concept art. I should probably also mention what loadouts each member of Blue Team is carrying (from now on). So here is goes: - Master Chief: DC-17m (modified with a stock and extended barrel), dual pistols, 4x thermal detonators, 2x EMP grenades, vibro-knife.
It wasn't long before Echo's room was fully decorated and customized to his liking. Still being a sucker for GAR regulations, Echo's bed was made to perfection using the standard white sheets and grey blanket that featured a GAR symbol in the center. But Echo still wanted some personal touches to be made, for example; he loved reading books of all kind. So Jesse had put together a four layer bookshelf that had yet to be filled but given that Fordo was due back in a few hours, Fives could probably ask the fellow ARC trooper to make a quick pit-stop on the way.
On his desk, Echo decorated it with a small flower pot that sprouted some dark blue vines which emitted a slight glow in the dark. Next to it were three photos that had been put in neat frames; one of the original Domino Squad, one of himself, Fives, Cody and Rex in front of some gunships, and the last one was of the Bad Batch before they were ordered to report to the Battle of Kaller.
Once Jesse and Hardcase had left to go eat in the mess hall, Fives told Echo about his relationship with Shaak Ti. And just like Fives' expected, Echo gave him the biggest 'I told you so' ever, and for the next hour and a half the two brothers talked about everything. From Fives' relationship with Shaak to the adventures Echo had with the Bad Batch.
Soon there was a knock on the door, opening to reveal Rex and Cody, Echo was embraced in a tight hug by both the officers. Outside of the 212th and 501st it wasn't that well known that the four were closer than just commanders and troopers. The group had spent hours together planning strategies and thinking of protocols during downtime. Both Rex and Cody had absolute faith in the two ARC troopers to lead both the 212th and 501st should it ever come down to it.
After catching up and talking for what seemed like forever, their conversation was cut short by Jesse bursting in with Appo right behind him. It was clear that they had been sprinting to get here, probably all the way from either the hangar or the bridge. "They found it!"
"They found what?"
"Project Orion and War Mantle, Static and Canny have cracked the latest batch of intel. It's on Daro." Jesse exclaimed excitingly, this was it. This was the opportunity that everyone had been hoping for. And it only got better, according to the intel that had been snatched on Dagobah, Palpatine was due to inspect the progress in person and would be arriving in three days.
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Everyone agreed that this was the only chance they would get to cut off the head of the snake before it could do more damage. As a result, they would throw everything they had in one massive assault on Daro. But they had to be realistic, there was definitely a chance that the mission could fail.
As a result; Grandmaster Yoda would stay on board the Spirit of Fire along with all of the Temple Guards, younglings and Jocasta Nu. Seeing that Mace had just woken up from his coma; he was still in critical condition, meaning that he also had to sit this fight out. Padme would take the twins with her on board under the close supervision of Commander Thorn. Against her wishes, Omega was also placed on the Spirit so that she could be safe regardless of this battle's outcome.
As Anakin said his goodbyes to his family, Chief turned to speak to Commander Thorn. Shaking the clone trooper's hand with a firm grip, the two warriors bid their farewells as Thorn slung his minigun over his shoulders. He had promised both Skywalker and 117 that he would defend the Spirit of Fire to his last breath.
As the blast doors slowly closed, Chief raised his hand in a salute as Thorn returned the gesture through the closing gap. Once it was shut, Chief listened as the Spirit detached and flew away. Turning to Skywalker, Chief saw that Anakin was already looking at him. "What happens if this doesn't work? What if we fail?"
