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Hitting Back
They were all prepped and ready at they could be. The ships, their gear, the troopers themselves, their allies, all on standby. Waiting for the word to be given. As it was going to happen, finally. Their plan for the rescue, the raid on Mount Tantiss. To go get their kin away from the Evil Empire.
The preparations though, having taken longer than anticipated with the few snags and SNAFUs having delayed their efforts along the way. But now, having the final intel at hand with thanks to their internal sources, their allies on the inside, they were back on track again. The news of Tech somewhat vague still, but they had to trust he was alright. That they could rescue Tech alongside the other clones being held captive by the Empire on Mount Tantiss.
Having three bounty hunters on their retainer, fully onboard wasn’t hurting either. Old enemies having turned into allies with the simple promise for revenge. None of them having love lost for the Empire. With Fennec Shand, Cad Bane and Asajj Ventress with the rebel clones being led by Rex and Cody. The two having been reunited only recently.
An away missing having turned into a rescue, the troopers on it having found the Commander in bad shape on a desolate planet but finally healed and back in the clone ranks, with his family where Cody belonged. Rex and Cody sharing the leadership on this very important rescue operation equally. Well, mostly. This was Rex’s baby after all, the whole clone rebellion thing. Not that he minded sharing the credits where due.
The ships were taking off, heading into hyperspace. The five ships varying in sizes, two of them cargo-ships, with the ability to carry on a lot of precious cargo they were planning on hauling back from the infamous facility of the Empire’s of Mount Tantiss.
Having several allies inside of the facility and their own people in position, those of being double agents in favour of the clone cause, there were several places they needed to hit at once once inside the mountain to succeed with the mission with minimal casualties. Preferably none. The main target being the laboratories and prison cells on the lower levels of the base.s
Thankfully, Clone Force 99 had made the prep work. Deploying several means for a diversion the rescuers needed to cause confusion among the guards still loyal to the Empire.
Rex was giving, or rather repeating his final orders over the comms as the ships were en route. The other ship leaders chipping in.
“And remember, blasters on stun only.” Rex reminded his troops. “We still have clones on the side of the Empire and killing them is not an option.” Not for Rex it wasn’t and for most clones either.
“Deploy the stealth modes of your ships only shortly before exiting hyperspace.” Echo reminded the pilots. “We don’t want to fry the systems after all.” Knowing how fidgety the gadgets could be, despite having run multiple live tests with them. Successful ones at that. Better to err on the side of caution.
“Wolffe, Cody, Gregor, make sure your troopers deploy within the designated teams and areas as soon as the ships hit the docks. You have the latest blueprints available now.” Rex had assigned each ship their own commanders, one of them Echo, the rest being Cody, Gregor and Wolffe. “And Wolffe and Gregor, if you still want to recruit some of those commandos out there who haven’t indicated they want to leave the Empire… well, you have a few to do so once we are there. But a gentle reminder, time, is of the essence.” Not that Rex needed to remind any of this, but, this was war, their war, a civil war against the Empire and it felt good to once again lead a great campaign such as this, so doing things by the book, if nothing more than for nostalgias sake. After all, this was their final big operation.
There had been some struggle after Wolffe having defected too, the loyalty of the commando troopers on Mount Tantiss towards the Empire seemingly unwavering. Some jumping ship immediately while others remained. Part from a few close allies of Gregor’s certainly had. But they all hoped more would change their minds, those still working for the Empire that was.
“Wild do Cap’n!” The chorus replied over the comms.
“Alright. We are closing in on our location.” Fireball informed the others over the comms, being Echo’s pilot, with Howzer on their side as well.
“Deploy stealth mode… now.” Echo’s order reverberated over the comms soon after.
The devices were activated, everything indicating they were working within given parameters.
“Alright fellas, let’s get to work!” Rex voice boomed over the comms rather cheerfully.