Chapter 20: Chapter-20
Meanwhile Viper-14 make sure that the Lucrehulk lose it combat power, the Shadowfang took flight course towards the palace of Theed, where one of the first battles between the jedi and sith took place after the Great Galactic War and where I will meet with the Queen to follow up with her plan. The scaners had show that the palace was filled to the brim with OOM-Droids and some Droidekas, and the streets were also occupied by additional forces of AAT and more OOM.
"Okey, the mission is as follow, we enter throught the hangar bay with the royal forces and the Queen, once the zone is secure Viper-12 and 13 will keep the ship safe alongside the pilots. The rest of us will begin a frontal assault alongside some of the royal guards forces which will be used as a distraction for the Queen and a small group of her handmaidens to capture the Viceroy Nutte Gunray and his clique. Make sure that your equipment is in optimal conditions before the party starts. And remember once in the ground, we're alone."
With everything said everyone began to ceck for posible malfunctions or for dust in the mechanism. Of course I wasn't an exception and began to look after my FN FAL which remind me of the old Cetme used by the spanish army during the dictatorship of Francisco Franco. I also check my secondary weapon, a Webley Mk VI Revolver, making sure that is loaded and ready for some action.
"Sir, there seems to be a battle in the hangar. Your orders?"
"We will of course enter with our guns ablaze, but make sure you don't hit the Queen and her entourage. Everyone, I want a perimeter secure around the ship the moment we touch ground, and remember, our shots are count, their droids aren't so make sure that each shot is a secure kill. Now ready yourselves for the carnage upon us, "Long live Death!"
As soon as the Shadowfang enter the hangar it's guns turn on destroying a group of droidekas as well as various OOM and an N-1 starfighter accidentally. The moment it touch ground the ramp low itself all the remainning members of Viper Squad descend it while gunning any stragglers. I, of course, was the last to leave the ship. Seeing all the targets eliminated and the Queen safe, I make my way towards them.
"We see once again Queen Amidala, I hope that you and your guard are ready for combat because this is far from over"
With a mix of surprise and scorn in her voice the Queen replied. "It is indeed good to see you once more, I hope that demostration was not all you've got in store for the droids"
"Haha, always so assertive I see, but no this is far from over. Now, how many of your guard can be spare to help us create your distraction"
"Everyone here, except for Captain Panaka, two guards and my handmaidens"
"So a total of 21, not much but I have work with less, do you know of a part of the palace that will draw a lot of attetion as well as serve as a chokepoint."
This was answer by the Captain who had quite the knowledge about the structure of the palace. "Yes, it is close to the throne room, it used to serve as a gallery, nowdays is empty. It consists of a wide hall with only to entrace, the problem is that to reach that place you'l have to pass over a hundred if not more droids"
"Don't worry about that we'll manage. And remember Queen all the time waste is more of your pilots dying and your allies suffering. You'll do good to remember it
Now everyone follow me, we have clankers to scrap"
After the little interaction I note that the Jedi's where not here as well as the little kid, meaning that everything was going according to canon. After leaving the hangar we took the shortest route toward that hall eliminating every droid in our path. At the beggining it was easy, only a couple of droids or even five or ten but as we reach closer and closer more and more began to appear blocking our path.
"Viper-3 and 4 take the corridor in the next intersection to reach the second entrace and make sure that the room is clear, take with you all the naboo royal guards. You'll face less opposition than us so make sure that once there some defenses have already been placed. The rest of us will gather they're attention"
And so the team divide in two groups, Max's group took the longer way eliminating any and all threats in their way while make more and more noise, attracting even droids from outside the palace.
"Sir the room is right in front of us, it seem that the path is clear. Once inside what are our orders?"
They're extremely simple, hold them off for as long as possible, we wil make sure that the main door is secure establishing improvised barricades where we will position our light machiguns in front of both doors, their role will be to supress the enemy when large groups assemble. For the most part of the fight, used first all of your main gun ammunition, then grenades and explosives and finally if the need arise we'll resort to our side guns. We, Viper Squad will guard the main door and leave the other to Viper-7 with the Bren gun and the naboo royal security. Clear?"
"Yes sir"
"Let's start working then"