Star Wars: Legacy of the Resistance Force/ Chapter 2: Foray

The Resistance Force started to think of a plan to rescue the princess. Heavy breathing and anxiety was an issue in that base due to the unforeseen stress and the magnitude of the situation at hand. Lord only knew what the Empire was doing to the very young and innocent woman. Still, the two members of the R.M.S. were gone as well along with Leia's bodyguards. Those bodyguards practically automatically raised questions for the Resistance Force troopers. Clasina walked out of the room with Stone, Patrick and Organa. She stood up on a hologram-projection table in the war room and stated their new plans aloud. "Ladies and gentlemen of the Resistance Force, this bold strategy that we've come up with is as daring as sending a dumb starfish out alone to fend for himself!" Clasina began. Stone slapped his forehead.

"Hey, at least I'm an invincible starfish instead of a dumb one!" Patrick remarked.

"Comforting, Rahr," Clasina stated. Anyways, our plan is to infiltrate the enemy base where Maul is keeping our princess. Our Leia. I need volunteers for assistance, please." Stone stepped up, literally and figuratively.

"I'm volunteering to be second in command. When you volunteer, state your sub-occupational desire," Stone ordered. Most likely Stone volunteered because of the evidence of bad infiltrating memories that still flowed through his mind. Everyone in the war room looked at each other and hands started to raise slowly at a time. Clasina and Stone looked around the large room. One hand raised but was a skeptic about the whole entire situation.

"Now wait a minute. With all due respect, but how in the name of Tatooine did you manage to track down their base of operations," a soldier named Docks asked, vividly. He started to rile up a couple of members of the R.M.S. that were present during the planning. Stone looked at General Clasina. Clasina did not turn to face Stone, her eyes were pinpointed on Docks.

She replied when the crowd of soldiers started to calm down. "Okay, Docks, let's back up a bit. See, when Maul transmitted that message to us he must've been, as Stone said, in hibernation for too long so he forgot to put his beacon off of his communication link."

"Yes, but how do you know if it isn't a dupe??" Docks replied, firmly.

Clasina wasted no time in returning a sentence or two. "We have probes around the entire area. Now, Docks, I think it is time for you to sit your pretty, little behind down before yours truly cuts it off," Clasina countered. With that being said and all, Docks quickly sat back down and bit his lips. A few more hands raised up after that minor confrontation. A clone trooper captain called Ranger spoke up first. He stated that he had to be a key principal in offense due to his personal survival and front-line skills. Another spoke up named Spike, he wanted to be with Ranger in offensive positions. Eventually, Docks raised his arm and told them he must be in charge of communications. Of course, Clasina was in charge and Patrick was in charge of the distraction department. Saddling up, Stone realized that someone familiar was right behind him, all determined and ready to go- Captain Crane.

"I'm in charge of snipin'," Crane implied. He walked, willingly hoping to get passed Stone and to the main exit but Stone stopped him.

"Captain, you are walking with a cane. No way, plus Maul is too dangerous of an adversary. God forbid you run in to him."

"He's also extremely stupid and just came back from wherever he has been this entire time," Crane replied.

"There's no stopping you is there?" Stone asked and got a physical reply of Crane nodding his head. It was zero dark thirty when they squad got around fifty clicks away from Maul's base of operations. Stone got out a pair of macrobinoculars and took a look see. "Look, General, there are guards in front of the main entrance. Maybe Crane can take them out one by one," Stone advised.

"Who says we're going through the front entrance?" Clasina smiled.

"Uh, I might've said that," Rahr admitted. They all just looked at him, Crane chuckled.

"Let's roll!" Ranger whispered loudly. He took Spike along with him while Docks and Crane stayed behind. And it was about twenty four clicks away from the base... when all Hell broke loose.