Cat & Mouse: Planetside Edition

The stims flooded V with much needed relief, easing the pain a bit as he moved to the rear to join Arius and Colt in their assault on the droids. Exiting he heard the telltale sound of frag detonations. Indicating that if he hoped to get into the action that he'd best hurry.

Up the street, Arius popped from cover to lob his grenade towards the now idle droids - the heavy cylinder bouncing off the heavy armored exoskeleton to explode in mid-air next to the spider like droids as Colt threw his to land between the metal legs. The resulting explosion sent a shower of crystal and metal debris raining down the alley and harmlessly off the two Clone Trooper's armor.

"You got him Sir!," came the Sergeant's excited voice over the tactical comms, followed by a blaster shot that missed well wide.

The droid's heavy cannon responded, peppering the squad's position down the street with little effect, as the droid seemed clearly to be out of sorts.

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Colt knelt, face hidden behind the ARC Trooper helmet though seeming to be peering out in thought towards the group of men hastily gathering the supplies they had been sent to retrieve. The Clone Sergeant to his right alternated between looking through the macrobinoculars in his hand and the assembled group of locals as well and waiting for the Commander's orders. Finally he turned, helmet turning to Arius, "If the blockade holds we'll not only need those supplies but the local militia's assistance as well so we certainly don't want to appear aggressive. Though perhaps we can assist them in the retrieval and see where they are currently holed up and in what kind of numbers ..."

The ARC Trooper's gruff voice tailed off as his helmeted gaze rose towards the horizon where three Acclamator-class could be seen descending through the cloud cover, as the troopers' tactical comms crackled to life as they connected to the ships more powerful communications array. The message being relayed was clear, the Republic had broken the blockade - Commander Colt asking for orders on how to proceed with the local militia.

The following hours were eventful. The local militia after being told of the Squad's presence agreed to help transport the supplies back to the Republic staging area where they would meet up with the rest of their brethren to assist the Grand Army in preparing for the ground war that was sure to follow. Though the Separatist Fleet had been broken, their ground force was still pretty formidable, and the Republic was spread to thin across the galaxy to mount a blockade of their own. It was during the debriefing, prior to linking back up with their respective squads, that they were approached by Commander Colt.

"You men showed some real leadership and tactical thinking out there today," the grizzled trooper said in praise, "You too ever think about Special Forces?"

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