Captain America, War Machine, Falcon, and Black Widow stand at the holo-table inside the flagship of Anakin Skywalker's fleet, the Resolute. Spider-Man hangs upside down, watching them.

Around the table were Anakin, Aayla and Ahsoka, along with Captain Rex and Commander Bly. There were also holographic transmissions of Jedi Knights Obi-Wan, Mundi, Luminara, Barriss, Windu and Yoda. Their respective commanders and captains were with their Jedi Generals. Cody, Gerry, Kili and Pound. Last but not least was Chancellor Palpatine, who was part of this large meeting group.

Throughout the holographic conference, the Avengers also appear on different ships, all of which are linked to the massive fleet that is gathering together and approaching the destination planet.

Geonosis.

"Everyone is here." Anakin said loudly, his eyes shining. "Now let's discuss Captain Steve's plan in detail."

After meeting up with the Avengers on Coruscant, Falcon and War Machine immediately cracked a joke. They said something about D-Day, and Cap's eyes were filled with nervousness when he mentioned this "D-Day."

The U.S. team gained a general understanding of the target factory's layout and defense measures, and after careful consideration, they developed an action plan.

Now is the time to put the above plans into action.

“Thought we wouldn’t be here again under these circumstances. Mundy muttered, staring out at the barren world where the war had begun.

"My concern is that this war seems to be dragging on indefinitely, with no end in sight." Kenobi commented, earning nods from the others.

"agree."

"Our fleet is in place, and we are ready to begin the campaign against Geonosis."

"What about Bogle?" Windu asked. "Any reports on his location?"

Obi-Wan prepared a display for them with the droid factory schematics that Senator Amidala had retrieved for them earlier.

"It looks like he's holed up in the main droid foundry here. It's protected by the shield generator. And it's heavily guarded. Some of the monitors highlighted a coordinated strategy. "A team consisting of: Anakin and Aayla, Ki'adi and Ima-Gondi, and Luminara and I will attempt a three-pronged attack to get through their lines and to the staging area near the shield. Once we land we will knock out the shield generator, which is our primary objective."

"Isn't it risky to send six Jedi generals into an attack zone?" Palpatine demanded. "If something goes wrong, we could be hit hard.

"To stop the rise of the Geonosians, we must capture Porgel," Yoda said.

"Well, that's it, Master Yoda." Palpatine said with a frown of concern. "This does not alleviate my concerns."

"That's what we're here for, Chancellor," War Machine said confidently. "We and the clones will make sure the Jedi get out of this mess in one piece."

Some of the clones in command tried hard to hold back their laughter, while some of their fellow Jedi gave them amused looks.

Several holograms appeared in front of Cap, showing armed formations carrying troops and gunships, as well as multiple Y-wing formations.

"Well, this is all part of Obi-Wan's plan; this is a multi-pronged attack," Cap said. "The key here, from our defense, is to keep those flak guns away from the gunships. We can't risk using Venator-class Star Destroyers, and since some of the droid factories are underground, orbital bombardment is virtually ineffective. That's why bombers and fighters are so important here. We're going to need three sets of fighter formations. The first attack, break through the ray shields around the factories and take out some of the enemy forces. They'll be on their toes at this point, and will launch a severe counterattack. At this point, the second and third waves from all the fleets join in."

While the first wave of attacks holds off any planet-side air support the Separatists may have, the second wave will provide another bombardment as well as a defensive offensive that can keep our troop transports' guns at bay long enough for us to successfully land on the ground. Each set of transports will have a fighter escort of no more than three Y-wing bombers and three Arc-wing fighters. We need to make sure we keep our fighters rotating to cause confusion among the Geonosians and droids and keep them from hitting the gunships. The more gunships that are shot down, the less chance we have of getting Bravo, No Man's Land.

As Captain America describes the plan, holograms of bombers, fighters, and gunships show that Captain America's plan is underway, with the "raindrop" area being the red circled area in front of the center of the three factories they will attack.

"It is vital to land artillery within the ray shield of each factory," War Machine said. "Having these guns will speed up the battle, and sooner or later we will gain a foothold."

"Let us not forget that the robot factories we target will undoubtedly send out robots of their own to strike back at our forces," Commander Cody pointed out.

"And the Geonosians," Captain Rex added, remembering well how deadly they were. "This is their planet, and their territory. If anyone knows how to fight us on this planet, it's them.

“Getting our troops landed in defensive formation before the bulk of our forces join in seems to be the most critical detail,” Ayla Secura said. “We can’t just rush in recklessly like we did last time.”

"We won't," Mundi promised.

"It is an excellent plan, my friends," Palpatine said calmly. "However, I would advise you to proceed with caution, as you would with any statement made in time of war. I do not wish to lose six generals, two up-and-coming Padawans, the Avengers, and our best soldiers in one fell swoop."

When he said this...

"Don't worry, Chancellor," Anakin said firmly. "We have each other, and the Force. We cannot lose.

Looking at Anakin, the Chancellor sighed and gave everyone an encouraging smile.

"I'm sure you won't."

And just like that, the Supreme Chancellor of the Republic signed the holographic communication.

As the fleet drew closer to Geonosis, both Republic and Clone officers directed their men to their fleets and transports.

"We know our mission," Windu said loudly. "You all have your assigned objectives and teammates. Good luck to you all. May the Force be with you.

After saying that, Windu signed.

"You heard me," Captain America said. "Let's get started."

The transmissions between the ships were cut, and the clones, Jedi, and Avengers all made their way to their hangars to prepare for the upcoming battle.

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