Aboard the Resolute, Falcon and War Machine head to their starfighters and squadrons, who are reviewing the latest mission details they received from Cap on the overall plan.

Cap and Black Widow walked alongside Anakin, Aayla, Rex, and Bly.

"Commander, is every soldier ready to attack?" Ella asked Bligh.

"Every soldier is ready," Bligh said with certainty. "Lightning and Lucky report that all the companies have arrived at their gunboats and tanks.

"Ok."

"Rex?" Anakin said hopefully.

"Same for the 501st, sir," Rex said. "The echoes and the weight tell me that everyone is ready.

Anakin smiled and looked forward to see his Padawan standing among some of the 501st, Spider-Man sitting next to her, still in his uniform except for the mask he clutched in his hands. The young teen was a little nervous.

"Are you sure it's a good idea to take Parker with you?" Anakin asked, turning to Cap, who coincidentally was also staring at the young boy.

Captain America immediately shook his head. "Not at all."

"Then why take him along, sir?" Captain Rex asked respectfully, glancing at the topic of discussion. "It's not that he doesn't have skills, he helped keep many boys alive during the mission to retrieve the Holodragon. But this is a dangerous battlefield.

"If he's not allowed to go, a kid like him will sneak aboard." Captain America said with a knowing look on his face. "A guy like Peter, if he knows a clear situation and he has the ability to do something about it, he won't hesitate to join.

"So he's basically a fusion of you and Tony?" Black Widow asked with a knowing smile and Cap snorted.

Anakin remained silent, thinking about what Captain America had said. It was strange how easily he could relate to such a concept.

"Kind of like you and me," Cap said, pulling the Jedi out of his thoughts.

"What? I'm not such a reckless person." Anakin said hypocritically.

Captain America gave him a look that made Anakin and Aayla laugh together.

"He has a point, Anakin," Aayla said calmly.

"Well, no disrespect to you, General, indeed," Bligh said in a knowing tone. "But I'm sure I could list at least a dozen examples of your own recklessness.

"I was there every time," Bly added, causing the normally calm and collected Twi'lek Jedi to puff up her cheeks and hold back a laugh, while the others couldn't help but chuckle at her reaction.

Captain America looked back at Parker and finished what he had wanted to say.

"Parker has a great assist mentality, even though he doesn't know what he's doing half the time. He just needs some instructions and the rest comes naturally to him," Cap said. "Besides, he was helping people before Stark met him, before he got here."

As Cap said this, Anakin looked over to Ahsoka, who was talking to a few clone troopers, one of whom was Number Five, and the group laughed. She was handling it well enough, but he could feel the fear radiating from his Padawan. He couldn't really blame her. This was much different than Rylos and some of the other battles they had fought earlier in the year. This was a full-on operation, with a large number of Jedi and clone troopers in addition to the entire team of the Avengers.

Ahsoka glanced at Spider-Man as she walked over to him and placed a hand on his shoulder, the teen glanced at her from the side before returning his gaze to his mask.

"nervous?"

Spider-Man didn't deny it. "Yeah."

"It's okay to be nervous," Ahsoka assured. Her words were heard by some of the clones she had been talking to earlier. "I was nervous on my first few missions, too."

"Kid, you have nothing to worry about?" said the Heavy, walking up to stand in front of Spider-Man. "The Domino team here all know how powerful you are after your fight with that freak Draconis."

"Yes, you can handle it, Peter," Ahsoka said brightly.

He gave them a forced smile. "That was just an individual case. In a closed space, there's more control. But this is an open battlefield."

"Well, we have faith in you, kid." The Stooge exclaimed, patting Spider-Man gently on the back. "With you, Jedi Knight, and the rest of the Avengers, we have this battle in our pocket."

Spider-Man found himself a little surprised at the clone's trust in him, a sentiment shared by the rest of Team Domino and the clones who had taken part in the Holodragon capture mission.

"Besides, you already saved my life once from Cad Bane when you first showed up on Coruscant, and then went after the Slo Beast," Ahsoka said immediately, letting the other clones hear the news.

"Wait, you tried fighting a Sloat?!" A clone walked up to Spider-Man.

"Uh~ yeah, just a little." Spider-Man said shyly.

“That’s an understatement,” Ahsoka said with a laugh. “You jumped off our ship without a second thought, swung right, and chased it to the Senate building.

"Wait, is that the guy I saw dangling from the holonews?" asked another clone.

"Is there such a video?" Spider-Man asked confusedly.

"Well, it's good to see everyone is in good spirits."

Everyone turned around to see Anakin, Aayla, Cap, and Black Widow walking towards them.

"Is everyone ready?" Captain America asked.

"Yes, Captain Rogers," the clones around them saluted in response.

"Then you should know what you must do." Ayla said stoically. "Remember the plan, your usual training, and stick together. We will land under heavy explosive fire.

"We are ready, General Secura," said the heavy burden confidently.

Nothing more needed to be said as the clones, Jedi, and Avengers all began to make their way to their designated gunships.

"Peter, wait a minute," Captain America caught the young hero's attention.

Spider-Man stared at the super soldier and briefly glanced at Ahsoka, who simply shrugged.

Cap walked over and stood behind the LAAT gunship they were using in this battle, placing a steady hand on the young hero's shoulder.

"Are you ready, hero of Queens?"

Somewhat surprisingly, all Spider-Man had to hear about his hometown was feel like everything really hit him right now. Here he was in the middle of a galactic conflict, about to step onto a real battlefield for the first time in his life.

He's not ready yet.

Spider-Man took a deep breath and put on his mask.

"Ready, Captain," Spider-Man said cautiously.

Captain America just glared at him and let out a tired sigh of his own.

"I know that if I tried to keep you on Coruscant you would sneak aboard or cause trouble at the temple," Cap said, moving Peter's head downward.

Spider-Man bowed his head and admitted, "Yeah, I will."

"At least you're honest." Captain America said, with a hint of approval in his tone. "That's why I asked you to go with me on purpose. Don't rush into anything bold and crazy. Be careful and keep them and yourself safe. And watch our backs too.

"I will, Captain." Spider-Man showed a more determined expression under his mask, and Captain America patted his shoulder again in approval before the two entered the gunship. The side door closed in front of them, and they felt the gunship rise from the ground and fly into the sky of Geonosis.

Meanwhile, the other Avenger prepares for the battle on the ground while he catches up with a few new friends he's made since arriving in this galaxy.

"It's nice to see you, Pietro." Jedi Master Imagondi said to the Avengers' Quicksilver with a friendly smile.

"Well, I'm glad to see you and the rest of the 71st Legion, too," Quicksilver said, hugging Captain Killy. "Just like Ryloth, we'll beat the shit out of their metal butts."

"You need to save some for the rest of us, Maximov," Kili said hypocritically. "Otherwise, all this training will be for nothing."

"I could hold up a few robot heads for you to blast away with your blasters, if that would make you feel better," Quicksilver suggested with a grin, causing Killy to shake his arm off with his own smirk.

"You will do that."

"Master Di."

The three friends turned around and saw Ken Adi-Mundi being accompanied by two clone commanders.

"Mundi." Dee greeted his fellow Jedi. "Are all the soldiers ready?"

"Everything is ready," Mundi assured, pointing to the two commanders beside him.

"Two commanders, huh?" Quicksilver looked at the two of them curiously. "I always thought each legion had a commander-in-chief or captain."

"We are a special case." Clone Commander Jet said. "The 21st Nova Corps, also known as the Galactic Marines."

"We focus on sieging and striking enemy planets," Clone Commander Bakara said in a gruff tone.

"Commander Bakara is one of the best clone officers in the entire Grand Army of the Republic." Mundi said. "Commander Jet has been on the front lines with Bakara and I since the beginning of the war. They are two people I will trust with my life.

"Nice to meet you both." Di said to the two commanders kindly.

"Gentlemen," Keely saluted them both, being well aware of the reputations of Bakara and Jeter, especially of the former.

Bacalla was known as one of the most efficient and ruthless clone commanders in the entire clone army, and was considered by many who went through the ARC training program to be one of the most gifted students.

"Come on, we have a long day ahead of us," Bakara said in a serious tone, and several people stared at him as he walked away.

Mundi sighed after a moment. "I apologize for his attitude. He means, well, it's just that the way he behaves sometimes leaves a lot to be desired.

"That's what I'm here for, General," Commander Jet said, placing a hand on Mundi's shoulder, and the Jedi gave him an appreciative smile.

“I’m grateful for that,” Mundy said.

"It is time. May the Force be with us all."

As Dee and Mundy led their forces aboard their gunship, aboard Kenobi's ship, the other three Avengers were making their own preparations along with the clones and Jedi Knights.

"How could you shrink a tank this small?" Barriss Offee asked in amazement, holding up a miniature AT-TE with several clones gathered around it.

"We have our own way." The Wasp said with a playful wink, and took out a few more AT-TEs. "Come on, Commander Grey, distribute these things to the clones."

"Thank you," Gerry said with a nod, walking up to a few clones and handing them out.

"So, how does it work?" one of the clones asked.

"It's very simple."

Everyone turned around and saw Ant-Man approaching.

"Hope and I are attaching the controls to our wrist pads," Ant-Man explained. "Once we're on the ground, just drop them down and back off to signal us. They'll expand instantly.

"Will it work?" one clone asked doubtfully.

"Of course." Another clone spoke up, this one was a member of the 212th Battalion, his armor was completely modified, it was an ARF variant armor with more earthy textures on the overall armor. One notable feature that stood out from the color scheme and armor was the familiar little Twi'lek affixed to the right side of this clone's helmet above the plate.

"Waxman." The Wasp said with a smile. "It's nice to see you again."

"Nice to meet you, Hope," the waxer said, taking off his helmet and giving her a friendly smile.

"Is that guy in the horned helmet another member of your Avengers?"

"Matt?" Ant-Man said. "Yes, he is one of the newcomers to our home world, who somehow got here. So we have another new growth in numbers.

"How many people are there in your Avengers?" asked another clone.

Ant-Man pondered for a moment. "Now, there are nine of us together. But there are three others who are lost in the galaxy, two on Earth, and two... well, God knows where those two guys are.

The clone stared blankly at Barriss Offee, her brow furrowed in thought, doing math in her head.

"So there are seventeen of you," Barris said.

"For now," Ant-Man shrugged. "We can always recruit more when the need arises."

"We're really not that picky," said the Wasp.

"Yeah, if someone like me can get in, I'd say anyone can," Ant-Man added.

"Someone like you, sir?" a clone asked puzzled.

The Wasp raised her expectant eyes to her boyfriend, and Ant-Man flinched slightly in self-mockery.

"Uh...yeah, you see..."

"All right, guys!" Commander Gerry came in and put on his helmet. "It's time, all troops head to your gunboats and get ready to go. We'll have a heavy artillery fire as our celebratory fireworks.

As the 41st began to board their gunships, most of the 212th was ready, with Obi-Wan and Commander Cody being the last of their battalion to board the gunships.

"No sir, I was not involved in the First Battle of Geonosis," Cody told their general as they walked toward Kenobi's gunship.

"Well, you didn't miss much," Kenobi said. "The last time I was here, I was tied to a giant pole and attacked by some giant monsters."

"That sounds..." Cody wasn't quite sure how to answer that question. "Interesting."

"Oh, I see." Kenobi asked knowingly. "For the Geonosians."

"Hey, Kenobi."

Both the clones and the Jedi turned to see Ant-Man jogging over to join Obi-Wan's gunship.

"Ah, Scott, I see, are you ready?" Kenobi asked.

"Yes, Hope is already with Luminara and Barriss." Ant-Man said. "I'm with you."

"Thank you," Obi-Wan said, looking at Cody after a moment. "I'll see you down there, Commander."

Cody nodded.

Daredevil sat in silence as he tried to make sense of his current predicament while sitting in the gunship he would be riding in.

When his old mentor Stick talks about things like war, the blind lawyer is pretty sure that's not what he has in mind.

Billions of light years away, take part in a war straight out of science fiction while becoming one of Earth's Mightiest Heroes.

If he added that to his resume as a lawyer, at least the clients might become pretty interesting.

"gentlemen."

Daredevil looked up at the clone commander he had been assigned to stand before him.

"We're ready to go," the clone said respectfully.

“No thanks, Commander… Cody, right?” The clone nodded. “I am an Avenger, not a soldier. I will follow your lead and orders, and assist in the ways I know when and where I can. This is your fight.”

"Understood, sir." Cody nodded.

Daredevil sighed to himself and raised his upgraded cane. Gripping it tightly, it unfolded into its staff mode, emitting crackling electricity, and he turned the mode up high before magnetically attaching them to the sides of his thighs. Daredevil took a deep breath to keep himself calm as he felt the gunship he was standing on tilt forward from the hangar bay and into the battle.

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