In the base's fortifications and trenches, Ayla engaged in a fierce duel with Cadrian Sai.

The Zabrak attendant had retreated earlier to prepare the defense of the droid base she was assigned to protect, as she had heard some unusual reports.

Droids malfunctioned, explosions occurred around areas where there were no starfighters or clones nearby, and vulture droids suddenly rammed into Separatists or Republic forces indiscriminately.

She needs to restore order, even though that is proving to be quite difficult.

Aayla Secura was a skilled duelist, and around them the clones of the 501st and 327th Legions were attacking with all their might, wiping out any opponents they faced.

It was bound to be a losing battle for the Separatists as the Republic began to break through.

“Surrender, Cadrian,” Aayla said, their lightsabers clashing. “Our forces will soon overwhelm you.”

"I'd rather die." Cadrian sneered and pushed Aayla back, and the two resumed a series of lightsaber battles.

Aayla held her lightsaber upside down to deflect a horizontal attack on her leg, and a moment later raised it diagonally to block Kadrian's next attack.

She retaliated with a series of long sweeps to put distance between them.

Suddenly, behind Kadrian, a stream of Y-wing bombers passed overhead and bombed the factory, destroying many of the base's defense turrets and troops.

"Don't you see it now?" Aayla asked, standing tall, joined by Commander Bly and Lightning Squadron, all of them pointing their weapons at her. "Your base will fall, it will be taken by the Republic. Cadrian, it's not too late to surrender.

Aayla lowered her lightsaber, while Bly and his clone troopers kept their blasters aimed at Cadrian.

"Please." The Twi'lek Jedi raised her free hand. "Return to the Temple. You can still be who you were before."

The way Cadrian stared at Ayla would have made most people shudder in fear. Yet, Ayla stared at him impassively.

"I would rather die." Cadrian felt the dark side of the Force flowing through her body, and she released a powerful wave of force at the person standing before her.

They were all knocked back and fell heavily to the ground.

Cadrian raised his wrist and pressed the command.

"All forces retreat." Cadrian said in an angry tone. "This base will fall. We must fall back and regroup.

She glanced back at Ella, who was standing up with Bly and the others.

Gritting his teeth, Cadrian rushed out.

Under the combined attack of Captain America and Anakin, Thor was on the defensive.

He was facing two experienced, battle-hardened fighters who were working in tandem.

Skorr raised his lightsaber shakily, breathing heavily.

"It's no use fighting us, Skor," Anakin said fiercely. "You will lose miserably if you continue to do so."

"Surrender." Captain America said calmly.

"Surrender?" Skor sneered. "That's just the Jedi and your ego. As Count Dooku foresaw, you will be destroyed. The future of the galaxy belongs to the Sith.

"That won't happen," Anakin said, pointing his lightsaber at the former Jedi.

"Captain, this is Sam." Falcon's voice came over the comms. "Ella, Bly, and Rex report that Bravo Base has been captured. The Separatists are retreating."

His voice was loud enough for Skoll to hear the news.

"Well, look at that." Anakin taunted. "It looks like your base has been taken."

Skoll just sneered provocatively.

"come over!"

Anakin and Captain America ran up from behind, and Captain Rex led the Domino Squad and several other clones, all of them pointing blasters at the waiter.

Skoll knew he was outnumbered.

He gripped his lightsaber tightly, gritting his teeth in anger. How should he get out of his current predicament?

"Put down your weapons," Captain America said.

"Oh, this is what you think you are, fools." Thor's eyes flashed with anger, and as he prepared to fight, the clones quickly opened fire on him, hitting the waiter with a blaster.

Thor Skor stood up, eyes wide with disbelief, and tried to move forward...

He just rolled over, lifeless and motionless.

Captain America stared down at the motionless body with a stoic look on his face.

He felt Anakin place a hand on his shoulder.

"Come on, Steve." Anakin said softly. "The fight is not over yet."

"it is good."

Rex stepped forward. "General Dee and General Mundi are still fighting for their robot base, and they told us not long ago that they are now gaining the upper hand."

"Where's Obi-Wan?" Anakin asked.

"General Luminara told me they are attacking, but their droid factories have shields," Rex said.

"See if we can't get some gunships over there to support Kenobi and Luminara," Anakin ordered.

"Right away, General."

Anakin then went to contact the other front. "Master Mundy, can you hear me?"

"Skywalker," Mundi replied, slicing open a B2 super droid, while Bakara grabbed a B1 battle droid by the neck and ripped it off.

"Our base has been occupied, how about yours?" Anakin looked up and saw a LAAT gunship landing towards them.

"We are advancing, General," Bakara said. "Give us a few minutes and we will capture the base."

“Obi-Wan’s situation turned out to be much worse than we expected.

Quicksilver's voice came, "I can run ahead and help in any way I can."

Mundi nodded. "Do what you want, Pietro."

Giving a two-finger salute to the Jedi Master, Quicksilver sped off, continuing forward to clear the way for the gathering team.

Anakin called to the Falcon from his position below, “Sam, are you there?

"The falcon, still in the air, replied, 'What can I do for you?

"Obi-Wan is in trouble," Anakin said. "Do you think you could spare a few warriors to help him?"

"I'll do my best."

In the crash zone, Ant-Man had to return to normal size after growing giant again. He had to rest next to Obi-Wan, who had not yet recovered from the earlier crash.

Luminara and Barriss helped to block any stray bullets, while Wasp and Daredevil assisted the clones in fending off the Geonosians.

Daredevil had begun swinging his electrified scepter around, directing the clones to attack the unseen enemies while alerting those who needed to stand back to avoid being blown away.

Shrunken to almost invisibility, Wasp flew around the battlefield attacking Geonosians and droids, knocking some out and stunning others long enough for the clones to fire and finish them off.

They pushed forward for a short time before the Separatists managed to fight back, and a long line of AT-TEs and clones were now on the defensive again.

To his and his companions' relief, a silver blur soon appeared on the battlefield. It shot down many enemy fighters and then stopped near them.

"Did you miss me?"

"You've arrived just in time, Pietro," Obi-Wan said with a painful smile, "It appears you are a messenger for Mundy and the others."

“Yes, I am. And they’re not far from here.

"Hopefully not for long."

"Reinforcements have arrived!"

Hearing one of the clones call out, the two looked back and saw Falcon and his warriors swooping in and dropping a barrage of bombs on the enemy, much to their relief as more Republic troops began to pour in.

The Tortuga Padawan rushed to his side and immediately checked the injured man. "Master Kenobi! Scott!

Pausing, Anakin had to catch his breath and gave his Master a nervous smile. "Well, what's wrong with you?"

Looking at Skywalker, Obi-Wan saw the man in his current state. "I would probably ask you the same question."

Kenobi smiled weakly.

“From now on, we are together again,” Luminara began, “we should return to what we originally planned to accomplish.

"you're right."

Soon, a holographic map was displayed in the middle of the assembled group. Obi-Wan readjusted himself on the spot and quickly gave a report.

"Our combined strength should be enough to knock out the shield generator. Anakin, you need to lead a squad through the shields and get as close to their gun positions as possible. From there, you will be able to temporarily jam their probes so they can't target the incoming tanks. Once the tanks have knocked down the shields, Master Luminara can bring in the rest of the force using the gunships.

"Okay, Master."

Everything was planned, the assembled strike forces were organized and sent to their positions, and all that needed to be done was to give the orders to begin the final phase of the operation: capturing the base.

Lowering his binoculars, the clone trooper turned to Jedi Master Luminara.

"All troops in place, sir."

Nodding, Luminara gave the order. "Tell Skywalker to begin the attack."

Upon receiving the order, Anakin, Captain America, Black Widow, and the rest of the assembled squadron left the bunker and rushed towards the obstacle.

Blaster fire rained down upon them all, and many of the Republic troops had to do their best to avoid being hit. Some were unlucky, while others were killed by the oncoming Geonosians.

However, Spider-Man swung from above and webbed the Geonosians who had fallen to the ground, and Quicksilver rushed in, returning the soldiers who had been scattered by the attack to the main assault force.

As they got closer to the factory, the enemy's fire became more and more intense.

The massive attack force began to take cover.

"They're set up along the upper defenses," Captain America said.

"We need to jam their scanners. Droid blasters ready." Anakin barked the order.

As the equipment was pulled out and activated, they were quickly thrown out, and under the impetus of the Force, they were successfully sent to their destination. Not long after, a wave of electromagnetic pulses blasted, paralyzing many enemy artillery.

"Looks like it's working," Ahsoka commented.

"This won't last long. Get the tanks up here.

The Republic walkers were brought up, and once they found their position, they quickly aimed and fired at the shield emitters. With the fierce attack, the result was immediate. The tower collapsed and the energy shield was no longer effective.

With the shields down, Republic drop ships flew in and began deploying large numbers of soldiers and Jedi on the scene.

This base was successfully captured, and Mundy and Master Dee reported that they had also successfully captured the robot base, and the next group's operation to retake the main base was underway.

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