Chapter 229 - A Treacherous Path (1/2)
”Not necessarily...”
General Kenobi's eyebrows arched even more when he heard Dageer. He couldn't help but think that the commander was a little out of his mind when he pulled out his DC-17. What could the pistol do to help them?
”What do you have in mind, Dageer?”
”I don't think you were in the battles of Thule and Alaris Prime, were you, Cody?”
”No. I was in Felucia at the time, on a special mission.”
”Well, Commander Keeli and I used the grappling hooks a lot on those battles, to climb up the walls the seppies built. From there on, it became quite natural for Hell Squad, but I know other legions don't use them nearly as much.”
”I see. You know, Dageer, you and Anakin would get along pretty well.”
Commander Cody opened his mouth. He already knew what Dageer's plan was, and he didn't like it. However, before he could say anything, General Kenobi was already agreeing, and Commander Cody had to go along.
”Get a few men ready, Cody. No more than five. Together with Hell Squad, we will be more than ten, and I don't want to risk getting the droids' attention with a large group.”
”You are coming too, general?”
”Well, of course I am. This is our best chance, and I have no doubt a Jedi will come in handy. Right, Dageer?”
”Sure thing, General Kenobi.”
”Good. Well, no time to waste. As soon as you are ready, let's go.”
”Yes, sir. Kickback, Stock, Dingo, come here! Waxer and Boil, you too!”
Soon, five 212th troopers approached them. They saluted Commander Cody and General Kenobi, then turned and did the same to Dageer and Hell Squad. Judging by how they held themselves, and by how beaten up their armors were, Dageer knew they were veteran soldiers.
”Grab grappling hooks, you five. General Kenobi has a mission for us.”
”Yes, sir!”
General Kenobi left to talk to some of his men. Since he and Commander Cody would be climbing the cliffs around Lessu, he had to leave someone in command of the offensive on the outside, to keep the droids distracted.
That left the clones alone, and they could speak more freely with each other. Or, at least, Commander Cody and Dageer, who had the same rank, could.
”You know you are crazy, right?”
”Haha! We have to be. Otherwise we wouldn't be a special unit.”
Commander Cody laughed. He and Dageer had known each other for a long time, and got along very well.
”It's good to have you back, brother. And... I will talk to General Kenobi, to see if we could get the men from the 303rd to join us. We lost some troopers, and I would be glad to have elite like them on our ranks.”
The smile on Dageer's face faded, but he knew Commander Cody meant good. After all, even after the troopers who were injured healed, the 303rd would have less than a hundred clones who could fight. It wasn't official yet, but the 303rd Attack Legion would certainly be disbanded soon, and the few surviving troopers would be scattered around several legions.