[b]"Twenty one minutes."[/b] A familiar voice spoke, it was his voice. CC-1313 sat in the LAAT/i gunship with about 29 other troopers. [b]"I heard the about the hell you rose in the armory. A brave move, getting us those extra medical kits. You might get recycled for it."[/b]
[b]"Shut it 2231, I know what I did, and the possible consequences."[/b] CC-1313 looked up at his fellow Captain, who lead the 2nd Company, 1st Battalion. [b]"I want all of us to fly back to the RAS [i]Valiant[/i], those medical kits will help."[/b]
[b]"You do realize that we're not all coming back?"[/b]
[b]"I know. I'll do my best though."[/b] CC-1313 grumbled quietly, he went to checking the gun sights on his DC-15A.
CT-2231 stood silent, understanding the gesture. His Commander was a stubborn one, unrealistic. Yet, he felt compelled to help him, like his cause was noble. Despite everyone present being a clone of a single man, every trooper expendable, his Commander believed otherwise.

Another voice spoke, [b]"24th Infantry Regiment, 142nd/94th Gunship Wing. You are green light."[/b] The garbled voice said. CC-1313 braced himself, he heard massive slabs of metal groan and creak, then roll open. The hangers opened and the hot Geonosian air filled the hanger. Eighty eight of his gunships flew out of that hanger, and hundreds more followed. His wings branched off to the west, going towards a cluster of CIS forces. A new objective appeared on his HUD, [b]Destroy the cluster of three Droid Factories at Grid-22-4-56[/b]

CC-1313 stood up and yelled over the sounds of the engine, [b]"Pilot, status! And tell me what you see over there!"[/b]
[b]"Light enemy flak incoming. I see enemy armor and infantry near the objective."[/b]
CC-1313 turned on the communications channel to his group, specifically, his regiment and the two gunship wings. [b]"94th Wing, drop your troops 700 meters south. Third and Fourth Battalion, you'll have to run to the objective. 94th Wing, then cover the 142nd's approach, target triple-A and armor, then EI, priority in that order. The 142nd will be hot-dropping First and Second Battalion 500 meters away from the objective, southern approach. First and Second Battalions are to hold position until the Third and Fourth arrive. Gunships, provide air support to our attack. How copy?"[/b]
The wing leaders repeated their orders back, then the battalion commanders. CC-1313 nodded in approval, [b]"Good, commence operation."[/b]

He heard the gunship engines growl and the center of gravity shift. Soon after, the gunship doors opened and the orange sands filled his view. Dozens of LAAT/i's were around his, dodging flak fire. One group dropped their altitude and CC-1313 saw infantry pour out of the gunships below. That meant they were roughly 700m away from the factories, and below them was the Third and Fourth Battalions. Seconds later, his own gunship dropped in altitude. Stopping only about a meter away from the ground, he jumped out of the gunship and looked above. The 94th Wing flew onwards to the factories, their missile launchers firing HE and HEAP missiles at the targets he designated, their lasers blazed away at whatever they could fire at. He then looked at the area in front of him. Cover was decent, large rocks were everywhere. This was a relatively easy operation, CC-1313 thought. [b]"Take cover!"[/b] He heard CT-2231 yell. CC-1313 ran and planted himself onto a rock when the gunships that dropped him off took off.

It took several hours, but the Regiment, with the air support provided, was able to successfully plant the charges and detonate them with minimal casualties. Destroying the factory. No new orders came in, instead they were put on standby. A superior opened a channel to CC-1313.
[b]"Be advised. You and your regiment will be assigned a Jedi, this Jedi will be your superior officer."[/b]
CC-1313 stood dumbfounded for a moment, the only word he managed to say, was a loud and resounding, [b]"What?!"[/b]
The thought of an inexperienced Jedi leading his troops struck dread into the Commander. Needless to say, he was not happy about this decision.