New Mission

The 303rd Attack Legion was going to be stationed on Kamino for a few more weeks until they could replenish all the troopers who died in battle.

Dageer had become once again the reason for proud of Hell Squad and the 303rd. Now most clones who took part in the Battle of Kamino, as it was being called, knew who he was, at least by name.

Few days have passed since the invasion, and the originally tense and easily scared clones have now started to relax. Members of the Kamino Security Team, and even some cadets, walked with more confidence, and weren't afraid to lift their heads in front of the soldiers.

For the past few days, Dageer had done nothing more than patrolling and socializing. The members of Deep Squad, who at the start had been almost hostile, were now some of the best friends that Hell Squad had.

If it wasn't for the batches of fresh clones that took the place of his fallen brothers, Dageer could have thought that the war was over, although he knew it had just started.

Now, however, duty called once more. Commander Keeli asked Dageer to go to his headquarters, in the capital ship of General Di fleet, The Sincerity.

A Laat took him there, and Dageer had the chance to see what remained after one of the biggest space battles of the Clone Wars till now.

Debris shuffling in the starry skies, some as small as fists, and others gigantic pieces of destroyed ships. Every now and then Dageer saw dead droids floating, and he could swear that some were still trying to move, to no avail.

What pained him, though, were the numerous clone bodies. Droids might be able to survive for some time in space before their engines froze and their power ran out. However, that was not an option for clones, who could survive only ten to twenty minutes even with their helmets.

After fifteen dolorous minutes, the gunship finally landed inside The Sincerity. Even inside the cruiser things weren't going well. During the battle, a suicide frigate tore a hole in the 'belly' of The Sincerity. The hole had already been closed by energy shields, but it was still a depressing sight, seeing the ship that he treated as a second home like this.

Commander Keeli was in the command bridge, surrounded by officers, and yelling tasks. General Di was nowhere to be seen.

"Commander, you wanted to see me?"

"Yes Dageer. Just give me a minute. Gorg, send the broken ARC-170s down to Kamino. After that ask them to send a group of mechanics up here."

"Yes commander."

Little by little the officers around Commander Keeli dwindled, and Dageer finally heard what the commander had for him.

"Dageer, I have new orders for you. In the Scarif System, about a thousand parsecs from here, there is a medical base. Too many clones were hurt or died. Kamino has sufficient facilities to take care of them all, but not enough supplies. I am sending Hell Squad to go there, grab medical necessities and come back."

"Yes sir."

"I can see the questions in your face. You know Dageer, you are a fine soldier, but if you keep contesting your superiors it will be difficult for you to ascended positions."

Dageer smiled, because he could see that although it looked like Commander Keeli was reprimanding him, in truth, it was a compliment.

"I never had that kind of ambitions sir. In any case, it was you who said I had questions, not me. Am I authorized to make them?"

"Yes you are, soldier."

"Don't you think that sending just Hell Squad is too little? Also, why Hell Squad?"

"First of all, after the battle we have too little men. We can't spare many, and I don't trust the shines to be decisive enough."

"And why do they have to be decisive?"

"Have you thought why the medical base can't send the supplies by themselves?"

Dageer kept his silence.

"The supplies in Scarif come from the ocean of the planet. The algae and small creatures are of utmost importance to the creation of medicines. However, ever since the end of the battle, they haven't been able to gather anything, and every clone they sent to investigate was never seen again."

"I understand commander."

"Ask your men to come up here, and you will take a CR90. And, Dageer, be careful. The enemy commander this time was a mon calamari. Although he died, I don't think it is too far off to think that there is some kind of connection."