Star wars clone wars: CT.4741

A/N :

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39 hours passed in a blur, the joy of being assigned to a corp, was overshadowed by the knowledge of the possibility of our imminent death .

We were ordered to await further orders in the main hangar, I knew we weren't going to load onto the LAAT (low altitude assault transports). 

I checked the time via my wrist communicator and it read 11:15 pm .

"Hmmm" I let out contemplatively .

"What are you thinking about Sergeant? " asked 5782 .

"It's 11:15 , we arrived 15 minutes ago. " I responded .

"Then why haven't we begun the attack?" Butted in 5460 .

" We're not attacking during the middle of the night." I responded .

"I doubt we'll attack tonight"

"Why though ." Asked my corporal.

"the assumption they have battle droids, battle droids have sensors and night vision capability" I stated plainly.

"Why'd we assume they'd have battle droids ." My corporal continued to ask .

"the droid foundries that are there. Do you want me to continue " I spoke then questioned rhetorically . 

"And I can't forget the possibility of information on the guy who tried to assassinate the senator of naboo" I meantion

The intercom system crackled too life 

"All units we will attack at 6 am , y'all are dismissed." It spoke . 

We all groaned in annoyance, at the inconvenience . 

Clones began filing towards the elevator 

"You fucking called it, what are you a oracle or something " 5782 joked 

We entered the elevator and hit up 

"Do y'all think we'll get a burial, if we die on Geonosis " asked 3192 nervously 

" I don't know... maybe a cremation or a grave, but if it goes bad, I don't think we will get a burial." I spoke somberly

We fell into a melancholy silence.

We reached the floor that held our dorms 

"Goodnight everyone." I wished a farewell as I walked into my dorm.

I placed my blasters on the desk, two DC - 17 pistols alongside their holsters and a DC - 15 rifle. I also had a knife and its sheath went on the night stand .

I removed my armour and went to bed 

-- The next day -- 

I woke up and nearly instantly was on my feet, I checked the time in the chronometer, it read 5:00 , I sped through my morning . I dawned my armour, still uncomfortable as always .

I geared up, my pistol and their holsters went too my armours belt at the hips , the knife too the back of the belt and finally the DC - 15 rifle slung across my shoulder 

I walked over to my closet and grabbed my duffel bag , I had packed it with supplies and slung that over my other shoulder .

I walked out of my dorm and decided to wake my men up so I banged on their door 

15 minutes later and all my men stood in front of me, I opened my bag and threw a couple of ration bars towards them as I took one for myself.

"Are we not having breakfast at the mess hall ? " Asked my corporal 

I ignored him to enter the lieutenant's frequency and called him 

He answered with a simple "what do you want, 4741 ?" 

"Do you want us to meet you down at the hanger ?" I asked .

" Are you not meeting me at the mess ?" He responded with a question.

"No sir, we're heading straight to the hanger." I continued .

"What will you eat and why straight to the hanger ?" He probed .

"Ration bars and packs and too avoid the droves of clones ." I answered.

"Fine, I'll allow it ." He stated. 

" Make your way there, I'll meet you there in a while." He continued.

"Let's go." I said, as We made our way too the elevator 

We entered the elevator and were hit down .

The tension grew ever thicker, as the elevator ride came closer to its end . 

It soon came to the end, we stepped out and took the side and patiently waited for a couple of minutes.

The wait for Lieutenant 6362 wasn't long but I was tense,

"Lieutenant" we greeted . 

"Let's load up on a LAAT (low altitude assault transport) and wait " he spoke without Preamble.

The lieutenant and I walked in front 

"Give me a ration bar" he ordered 

I grabbed one from my bag and threw one too him 

(Third person pov) 

The 10 clones walked to an empty LAAT 4741 was the first in the ship, he helped lieutenant 6362 on , then helped 5782 on board, fourth on board was 5460 with the aid of the lieutenant, soon all the squad was on board. 

"What time is it ? " Asked 2823 .

"5:35, we attack in 25 minutes. did you forget your wrist comm has a built-in chronometer ya meat-head ?" 4741 answered and then joked

2823 tsked in response, which got a Chuckle from everyone else 

20 minutes passed in a comfortable silence. Another 2 squads entered the LAAT during that time .

4741 signalled his squad to mute their exterior microphones .

He had just signalled my men to mute their exterior and then entered my squads channel, 4741 tapped the lieutenant on the shoulder . 

He turned to me with a tilt of the head, 4741 gesture towards the wrist comm He wore on his left wrist 

He responded with a simple nod and then pressed a couple of buttons on his wrist comm 

" What's so important that you need us to speak on a private channel ?" He questioned seriously 

" We need a plan, I assume we didn't attack last night just because the it was dark " 4741 responded 

"What are you trying to say" asked 5460 irritatedly 

"We didn't get too sleep last night just because the convenience of daylight, no we got too sleep because we needed a lay of the land " the sergeant responded calmly 

"4741 is right" the lieutenant answered 

"We and by that I mean the higher-ups of the Grand republic army decided to use their brains and scout out the planet below us " the lieutenant continued. 

"Our main target is a colosseum like arena where our scouts spotted some people resembling the senator of naboo alongside the jedi guards assigned to her, we have to cover their escape, so we're attacking hard and fast ." The lieutenant finished . 

The lieutenant unmuted his exterior microphone and gave the other soldiers a brief explanation. 

5 minutes passed in an ever increasingly tense blur .

The 2 pilots swiftly hurried into the cockpit alongside a group of clones hurried aboard the doors swiftly closed and then loaded into the turrets . 

The engines of the ship swiftly came to life 

The LAAT's speaker system came to life and the pilot spoke 

"Lift off in 30 seconds" he stated simply 

(First person pov)

"Let's hope this goes smoothly" spoke 6186

"Don't jinx it, brother " I responded 

The ship left the floor and flew out of the hanger and entered the atmosphere of the desert planet 

The descent of the transport was swift, they were rapidly approaching colosseum, the sounds of blaster bolts whizzing by was an uncommon sound as the ride began but soon became constant 

 "Lieutenant, I have a bad feeling about this. " I drawled.

"Oh great so it ain't just me" responded the lieutenant.

"When I said don't jinx it I meant it,6186" I joked in an attempt to lighten the tension.

It worked slightly, getting a small Chuckle from most of the people in the room 

"We'll arrive at the arena in 5 minutes " spoke the other pilot as I looked out the window the ground of the planet was a chaotic mess red and blue plasma bolts

"Its a damn mess down there" I stated 

"Already?! " Asked one of the unnamed clones . 

"Yeah " answer another clone 

We feel back into a silence that lasted the 5 minutes 

The light turned red symbolising we were about half a minute off of landing 

A blaster bolt whizzed by the window I was looking out of, barely missing the ship . The the ship violently jerked 

"THE HELL HAPPENED" roared the lieutenant 

The speaker system came to life "the wing has been hit, but we are stable for now" 

The grip on my DC - 15 grew tighter , the stands of the colosseum like arena was soon becoming visible but another violent jerk made me stumble 

"We've been hit again,one of our stabiliser is gone " spoke the 2nd pilot panic evident in his voice 

An even more violent Lurch 

"WE'RE GOING DOWN BRACE FOR IMPACT " roared the first pilot 

The impact launched us into the air, throwing every clone around, my face slammed into one of the walls hard enough to make me see stars , I saw my corporeal, his body slammed into one of the walls so hard I and probably everyone else heard a sickening crunch . 

The rifle I once gripped in my hand slapped my face as the final throw happened , the sound of the ship screeching off the floor was almost deafening, we finally slammed into something sending us to a stop .

I rose to my feet, pain flaring everywhere on my body. I hurried over to the corporal, I checked his pulse 

"Dead. Well rest easy brother" I spoke too myself a hint of grief In my voice 

"Lieutenant, are you good ? " I spoke 

"No " he responds in pain 

"6186, check on and tend too the injured" I ordered 

"Yes sir " he responds 

"Pilot's, are you alive ? " I asked 

"I am" answered one of the pilots 

"I don't know bout 1941 " answered he continued 

"What's your name ?" I continued 

"CL - 9715"

"Right CL - 9715, can you get the door open ?"

He didn't answer for a moment 

"It's no luck you'll have to get it open manually" he answered 

"And our day just keeps getting better" I spat thoroughly irritated , I turned back to my men just to notice the ships right door was now half of the floor 

"It appears we got flipped a couple times " I spoke,

every conscious clone looked around 

"2823 , help me get the door " I ordered

We climbed the what was floor, now slope too the door , I grabbed it and began to pull, a second later 2823 was helping me 

We dragged the door open and the sun blinded us for a moment,

The first thing I noticed was we crashed in the stands of the arena. The second was the battle happening down in the actual arena, it was filled with Jedi, clones, droids and Geonosians.

I reached down to my holster and pulled one of my DC - 17 and shot at a few droids that roamed close, then re-holster my pistol 

"6186, I'll help you get the injured out, 2823, 5782, you'll cover us on the ground, 2231 you'll cover us from up here, also provide cover fire for our brothers " I ordered

I only got nods of acknowledgement 

I slide down the now sloped floor, as the sniper climbed up 

" I don't have enough supplies for every 4741,

" spoke the medic 

"I packed more in my bag" I spoke as I hurried over to my duffel 

"You know first aid right ?" Questioned the medic 

"No , remind me too learn it though" I responded as I placed the bag on it 

"Right then,Get 7523 on the ground" he ordered 

" Copy that " I said before hurriedly walked towards my engineer 

"7532, you heard the medic " I said while I slung his arm around my other shoulder 

" Yeah let's get me out of here" the injured engineer chuckled painedly as we hooked our available hands 

"The hell happened too you ?" Question 2231 we knew what he meant 

" Couple cracked ribs " the engineer replied as he vaulted over the door frame of the LAAT 

"Hey 2823, catch! " I joked 

"Now get the lieutenant" the medic ordered as worked on an unnamed soldier.

I slid down the floor, and grabbed the lieutenant by the back of the chest plate 

"My arm is broken, I can still walk " he spoke with displeasure lacing his voice 

"Which arm" I questioned 

"Right " he responds 

He wobbly climbed into his feet , and grabbed the ledge of the ship, I helped him over 

10 minutes passed and all the injured as off the ship 

I grabbed my bag and then dropped it over the ledge 

"C'mon 6186, or we'll miss all the action" I spoke as I vaulted over the ship's doorframe.