Cad and company were slightly jogging to their destination, he had been promoted to Staff Sergeant as soon as he landed here a couple weeks ago and given command of a squad of 7 other troopers. two were lagging behind Jertri and Riccla but he didn't get on them as Jertri was carrying a E-Web Turret and tripod and Riccla was carrying the power generator to power the damn thing and the DLT-19 Rifle slung across his back was hitting the back of his legs. He wasn't used to any of these people yet and they had only had time to talk a couple of times, he could hardly remember any of their names except that of Jertri and Riccla, because they bitched the loudest. "Alright squad halt." Cad shouted and the clicking of boots against the ground stopped. This was their position a small alley way that was only 300 meters south from the mine and 150 from an Imperial army company. "Jetri get set up the, rest of you firing positions." a whole chorus of "Yes sir" sounded out and the squad moved into position. 

They had been called out to these positions because of a drill, something that made absolutely no since to Cad was the fact that so many had been called out for this drill, something didn't feel right and Cad knew it so he kept his blaster close. Looking back he saw his squad was all set up so he called it in. "Command, this is TY-375, My squads set up and upright, holding position" He said into his wrist communicator. during this time some of the other troopers started providing their own theories of why they were out there. "You think maybe some slaves revolted?" The medic Lucilan was his name asked. "I don't know man, but the thought of facing a wookie scares me." Piped Jetri 

"Both of you stow it." Cad Interjected "And wookies die just like the rest of them Jetri." Both of the troopers looked at him and nodded "Yes Sir." They said in unison.

Both troopers turned heads down range and Cad looked down range too, the city was eerily quiet, the only sounds Cad heard were his men shifting and the pounding of his own heart, that sounded like a drum every time he was told to armor up. Truth was he hated these calm moments, it caused a soldier to doubt himself to question what he was going to do and who he was going to take down. But Cad knew deep down what he was doing, he knew what it was like to take a life and while some like him enjoyed it, others hated it, it haunted them. [i]"How many of these guys would feel bad for gunning down a slave?"[/i] He thought. These thoughts were interrupted though from command getting back to them "TY-375 this is command, stay alert drill starts soon, command out." Cad grabbed his rifle and did exactly what command asked he stayed alert, he waited, he watched that gnawing feeling being put back into it's place replaced with the trooper he was meant to be.