Chapter 16 - Brain

"Hey! CT-2981!"

"Sir! It's good to see you. How is the arm?"

"It's good. How is Hell Squad doing? I heard you have made a name for us?"

CT-2981 scratched his chin. He looked pensive.

"Actually sir, I am not sure of what is going on. After we captured that bug I thought we would receive some kind of praise, but command transferred four of our members to other squads. Now there are just you, me, CT-3004, CT-2798 and two new troopers, Cell and Dab."

" I will tell you what is going on later when we meet the rest of the squad. Now tell me about that bug you captured."

Turned out that as CT-2981 and the rest of Hell Squad - still with ten members at the time - were returning from another day of battle on the left flank together with the other clones, they found a semi-destroyed tactical droid.

One of the clones from another squad analyzed the information that the tactical droid carried, and discovered that not too far away there was an underground base, where the geonosian separatist leader Klork-Akun was hiding.

After informing command they were ordered to go capture Klork-Akun if possible, otherwise they were to take him down. However, as they arrived above the droid base they couldn't enter because the three entry points were rigged with bombs. It took one clone life to find that out.

They didn't know what to do, until CT-2981 went back to the information the tactical droid provided and found the base plant. Using this information he ordered that detonators were prepared above were Klork-Akun was most likely to be.

CT-2981 calculations hitted jackpot, and Klork-Akun didn't have a chance to react before his guards were shot down and he was rendered at gunpoint. Dageer was impressed.

"That was very intelligent of you. You know, I think we should call you Brain. Do you agree?"

"I sure do. Thank you sir."

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The other four members of the squad were CT-3444 and CT-2798, who were good soldiers, good at following orders, and original members of Hell Squad, and Cell and Dab, the new members.

Cell and Dab were transferred from Mace Windu command. Cell was a specialized scout, while Dab was a sniper, using a DC-15x, one of the most powerful weapons the Republic had. Together they made a pretty good team.

It was Dageer job to take all of them and transform them in a flawless group, able to take part on all kinds of missions. That was a process that would take time and lots of battles to work.

They were all excited to know their mission, as it showed that command thought they were able to become more than just normal soldiers.

Before long the army of clones was called to start the attack. It was an impacting sign, dozens of thousands of clones on white armor marching together. Leading them were six jedi masters.

Hell Squad was placed not far from the frontlines, but also not too near. They wouldn't be the first clones to attack, but it wouldn't looked strange with they entered the factory after the gate was broken. All of General Windu plan depended on Tharrg not finding out that there were two squads with special missions.

Not far from them was Delta Squad, their colorful armor making them stand out. Hopefully that wouldn't get them killed.

Dageer and Boss exchanged nods, and as the army started walking forward, Dageer caught himself excited about the battle to come.

The jedi masters were the first to cross the blue energy shield. Their lightsabers zoomed to life. Windu purple lightsaber was especially eye-catching, but no enemy fire come, contrary to their expectations.

It wasn't until more than two thousand clones have entered the shield that the factory first defensive line came to life.