Tactical Operations 2

"That's the stupidest idea I've ever heard!" replied Tak, almost stunned. "Yeah, but remember what we did with the KE - 9 Enforcer droid back on Kamino?" I asked him. "Yeah, but that was dumb too." "Well, we're about to see if it'll work here" I said plainly. "Fine, just do it." he began, "Once you get clear in the hole, sighnal to me, and I'll run for it." "Alright." I said, "Udesiir, I'm not that much of an ordiini." "Sure you're not." He said concisely. With that I ran into the bushes on the side of the droid encampment. I gave Tak a standard audio alarm signal, even though I knew it would probably piss him off. It was pretty annoying. I sent off the beeping to his helmet, and saw him cringe on the hill. "What the **** was that for?!" He yelled to me. "Just tell me to fire!!" I just ignored him, he was firing anyway, so the alarm did it's job. After a few seconds, as planned, the firing stopped and I ran out into the droid horde. They were already disorented, and some weren't even functioning. I figured Tak had used some EMPs along with the turret fire. As I ran towards the shaft, I heard a scream on my com - link. I spun around instinctively to Tak's position, and saw a smoking turret, and an unconsious trooper next to it. I was already too far in to turn around and help him, so I continued on towards the entryway. Besides, i could probably be of more help, repelling droids from there. Disoriented by panic, my vision blurred, then I realized that it was accompanied by a stinging sensation in my left leg. The sensation quickly turned to searing agony. It was only after my leg gave out, just 5 feet from the shaft, that I realized I had been shot.

To be continued...

Tactical Operations

I look behind me, over my shoulder as I lie prone in the foot tall grass. Tak has a portable turret strapped to his back, and he's crawling behind me. I use my short range com - link to flash a warning to him. "Three targets ahead, probably Seps" I whisper to him. He acknowledges with a brief thumbs up signal. I approach a small cliff, no more than 10 feet tall, and look down from my new vantage point. As I glance over the edge, I see that there are not three droids, but rather, at least 15. There are also organic, maybe Maalistarian commanders with them. I give Tak a thumbs down as he peers over the small cliff. He starts assembling the turret, which stands no more than a foot from the ground. I start to realize that our target, a small entrance shaft to an underground cave, is completely concealed by the droid horde. "Damnit" I whisper to myself. Then, using the com again, I inform Tak of my extremely risky plan. "When I give the signal, lay down a volley of cover fire. After 3 seconds of fire, duck down, and conceal the turret. Then I'll run out, as you open fire again." "That's the stupidest idea I've ever heard!" replied Tak, almost stunned. "Yeah, but remember what we did with the KE - 9 Enforcer droid back on Kamino?" I asked him. "Yeah, but that was dumb too." "Well, we're about to see if it'll work here" I said plainly.

To be continued...