Chapter 274 - Deal With It Later (1/2)

There was a traitor.

Maybe not here on the ship, but somewhere, there was a traitor. And it had to be someone of a high position. Few people knew of General Piell and Hell Squad's departure, and even fewer people knew their course. To get their hands in those pieces of information, and that quickly, the traitor had to be someone powerful, and whom the Jedi trusted.

But now wasn't the time to think about that. Their cruiser had already been pulled by the tractor beam, and was locked in place. Soon, they would have enemies to fight.

”Attention all troopers! We are about to be boarded! I repeat, we are about to be boarded! To your positions!”

Tarkin's voice could be heard in the loudspeakers, and General Piell, instead of returning to the command bridge, ran towards the docking area where the Separatist would come from.

Dozens of clones were also running there, and taking defensive positions, including Hell Squad. Dageer nodded at him, and knelt on the ground, aiming his blaster at the door. When it opened, it would be a mess.

...

It didn't take long. After a few transmissions asking for surrender - which the Republic didn't answer- the seppies started boarding the cruiser.

They came as they always did, blowing up the door, and coming through the smoke. Several fell before even crossing the door, but as more came pouring in, their sheer number, and the firepower they had, started to overwhelm the clones.

As more and more of his brothers died, Dageer ordered them to retreat. He knew they had no hope of winning that battle, so they could only make the clanckers pay a hefty price for their lives.

It was at that moment that they saw General Grievous himself entering the cruiser. He had his hands behind his back, as if he was taking a stroll, and not entering a battle. His cold eyes lingered on Dageer and Hell Squad for a moment before fixating onto General Piell.

The Jedi returned the stare, and used the Force to push away a group of B1 units.

”Commander Dageer, take care of the droids. I will deal with Grievous.”

”Yes, general!”

”Stay out of my way! Cough... Cough! I will deal with the Jedi.”

In a silent agreement, the battle moved away to the other parts of the cruiser, leaving the two powerful beings staring at each other, surrounded by bodies.

”Jedi, surrender now, or face the consequences.”

”I was about to say the same to you, Grievous.”

”Kakaka... Cough... I will enjoy killing you.”

Catching General Piell by surprise, the clancker jumped forward mid-sentence, four lightsabers aiming at the Jedi. However, General Piell was experienced, and was already expecting that. As such, he deflected the lightsabers using his own, and pushed General Grievous with the Force, sending him staggering backward.

Immediately after, General Piell jumped to the left, against the wall, and used it to propel himself forward, bringing his weapon to strike a fatal blow against General Grievous. The clancker wasn't to be outdone, and defended himself with two arms, while attacking with the other two.

A terrifying battle had just begun.

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Brain rolled two droid poppers, making a group of six B1 units turn off, and opening a small window of opportunity for Metal. Needless to say, the heavy machine gunner was ready to take advantage of it.