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NARRATOR: Planet Ryloth invaded.

Subjected to a brutal droid occupation,

the people of Ryloth are starving under the blockade of a Separatist fleet.

Evil Separatist leader, Wat Tambor, now rules with an iron fist.

Answering a plea from the Senate,

the Grand Army of the Republic mounts a bold offensive to liberate the system.

It is up to Anakin Skywalker and his Padawan, Ahsoka,

to make way for Obi-Wan's ground assault.

Captain, are you prepared?

Our blockade is impenetrable.

When the Republic attacks, they will get quite a surprise.

I'm counting on you, Captain.

We cannot allow the Republic to invade this planet.

YULAREN ON PA: All ships prepare for launch.

All ships prepare for launch.

(R7 WHISTLING)

This is my first time commanding a squadron, R7.

Let's make a good impression.

(R7 BEEPING)

Okay, you boys ready?

This is two, Axe. Ready when you are, Skipper.

Ready on three. This is Slammer, over.

Ready on four. Kickback checking in, over.

Swoop to Blue Leader, group two is standing by, over.

Tucker on five, waiting for mother bird, over.

-Launch all fighters! -Roger, roger.

-Tell Ahsoka the fleet is ready. -Commander, you're all clear.

Thank you, Admiral.

Here we go.

PlLOT 1: We got another bogey, .35. PlLOT 2: I'm on it, Leader.

PlLOT 3: You are clear. You are clear. PlLOT 4: Nice work, Blue 5.

PlLOT 5: We're outflanked! PlLOT 4: Two new targets closing!

That is General Skywalker's flagship.

He is leading this attack.

Sir, their fighters are closing fast.

Patience. Let's see what trickery the Jedi have planned for us.

(WEAPONS FIRING)

We've got their fighters occupied.

Axe, time for us to make a run for the battleship.

Come on, you whiners. Let's get dirty.

Sir, a squadron of fighters are attacking. They have a clear path right to us.

Now is the time to bring in our reinforcements.

Battle cruiser 17. Battle cruiser 19. Attack position.

Admiral, four more enemy cruisers have joined the blockade.

We've got to warn those fighters.

Commander, we've been caught in a trap!

You're overreacting, Admiral. I can get us through.

-Blue Squadron, stay the course. -We're all set, Blue Leader.

I'm ordering you to return to the ship! We're going to need your help!

Ahsoka, it's too risky! Get your pilots out of there!

-Sir, we've got their fighters surrounded. -Good.

There's no turning around.

Axe, are you still there?

I've got two on my tail! I can't shake them!

I can't help you, Axe. I've got my own problems!

(GROANS)

They're breaking our lines!

Ahsoka, we are in trouble! I order you back here!

All right, all right.

Let's go, squad. Pull back to the command ship.

Why are we retreating?

We're not retreating. We're following orders.

Intensify deflector shields.

There are too many. We can't shoot them all down!

Fighter squadron, where are you?

We're almost there.

-It's too late! -Run for it!

Admiral, come in. Admiral!

-Hang on, Admiral. -Get us out of here.

Get those fighters onboard and prepare for lightspeed!

CLONE OFFICER: All fighters return. We are preparing for lightspeed.

Uh, right. Axe, stand on it.

We only have a few seconds to get on board.

Don't worry about me, Skipper.

Captain, the Republic space forces are in retreat. Shall we pursue?

No. Do not break our formation. Let those cowards run.

(GROANS)

My power converters. They're failing!

Just stay with me, Axe.

(ALARM BEEPING)

Overload! Overload!

(AXE SCREAMS)

Axe!

Close up the hangar doors. We're home.

Jump to lightspeed.

Get your squad together. I need a head count.

We need to know how many we lost today.

Ahsoka, I'm very disappointed in you.

You not only disobeyed the Admiral, you disobeyed me.

I thought I could knock out those battleships

so when Master Obi-Wan arrived, he could get through.

I know you meant well, Snips,

but there's a bigger picture that you're not aware of.

First rule of war, listen and obey your superiors.

But sometimes you get carried away.

All that means is that I understand what you're going through.

But I failed.

It was a trap, Snips. It wasn't your fault.

I lost so many of my pilots.

Take heart, little one. That's the reality of command.

General, we're approaching our staging area.

Very good, Captain.

Master Windu is requesting a report on our progress.

Our progress, huh? Well, we haven't made any progress yet.

I'll tell him, sir.

No, Rex. I'll tell him myself, thank you.

As soon as we tend to our wounded, get me a damage report.

Right away, sir.

Now, Snips, I'm gonna need you to...

Captain, what is the status of the enemy attack?

The Jedi were crushed, of course.

They fled the system, their ships in flames.

I assure you, Emir, our blockade is very much intact.

Congratulations are in order, Captain, but do not underestimate the Jedi.

Commander, bring me the archive data on General Skywalker.

-I need to learn more about our opponent. -Roger, roger.

ANAKIN: They caught us by surprise, Master. We were outnumbered.

How many men did you lose?

We lost a cruiser, the Redeemer, plus an entire squadron of fighters.

And your Padawan?

No, Ahsoka is fine. She's just recovering from the battle.

Losing her squadron was hard to take.

Give her time.

But, Anakin, you will need her help if you are going to get through this.

I know.

Your forces have been cut in half, Skywalker.

If you can't break that blockade before the next planetary rotation,

we will have to postpone the invasion.

The Twi'leks on that planet can't wait forever, Master.

The longer the Techno Union keeps control of Ryloth,

the more difficult it'll be to free them.

I agree. We don't have much time.

Rex, see if you can find Ahsoka.

He is stable for now.

Admiral, I am so sorry.

They're all gone.

Commander Ahsoka, General Skywalker is looking for you.

(DOOR CLOSES)

ANAKIN: No, Artoo, the other one.

(R2-D2 BEEPING)

Yeah, that's it.

This'll do it.

You wanted to see me, Master?

Ahsoka, hand me that socket plug.

Here.

Thanks, Snips. How are you feeling?

-Oh, I'm fine, Master. Just fine. -That's good to hear.

I'm gonna need you level-headed if we're gonna pull this thing off.

Pull this off? Pull what off?

I talked to Master Windu.

We are to proceed with our attack on the blockade.

(STAMMERING) What? We can't! I mean...

Ahsoka, we have to break that blockade.

The Twi'leks on Ryloth are depending on us.

I understand that, Master, but we've lost so many men.

Did we get more support?

No. We have to make do with the forces we have,

and I need to come up with a plan.

-You don't even have a plan? -Don't worry, Ahsoka.

No! That's what you said last time, and now everyone's gone.

-My whole squadron! -Ahsoka...

We can't just smash through that blockade!

(COMLINK BEEPING)

Skywalker here.

REX ON COMLINK: General, the Defender is contacting us.

There seems to be a problem.

All right, Rex, I'll be right there.

Go back to your quarters and cool off. We'll finish this talk later.

(R2-D2 BEEPING)

Not a conventional Jedi, to say the least, it would seem.

Hmm.

-Commander! -Yes, Captain.

Prepare all cannons and send the droids to their battle stations.

Yes, sir.

Captain, are we under attack?

No, but if Skywalker's record indicates anything, he'll be back.

(ALARM BLARING)

Trooper, what's going on?

The starship Defender is being evacuated, sir.

-Evacuated? Why? -I'm not sure, Commander.

We're on our way to help General Skywalker in the hangar.

All right, men, all right. This way.

Come on, move it, move it! Let's go. No time to waste.

Master, I'm almost afraid to ask.

I ordered the Defender evacuated.

-I can see that. Why? -Actually, I got the idea from you.

Oh!

Great.

Rex, take over, will you?

You said we couldn't just smash through the blockade.

I decided that's partly true.

You also implied that my plans put a lot of people at risk,

-and I agree with you on that one. -That's a first.

I decided the only way we can break the blockade

is if I pilot the Defender right into their battleship and take out the Commander.

-What? -This way I'm the only one at risk.

Besides, the Defender is damaged already.

You can't be serious, Master. You'll die!

No, I won't. That's where you come in.

The enemy can't stop that ship from taking them out.

Artoo and I will get in an escape pod and jettison right before impact.

But the enemy fleet is right there!

I know, and I'll pretty much be defenseless in an escape pod.

So I'm depending on you to engage the remaining fleet

with the combined forces we have here.

Master, I... I can't.

If something goes wrong, I... I can't be responsible for it.

You are responsible, Ahsoka.

These men are depending on you, and this time, so am I.

But, Master, last time I thought...

Attention! Everyone, attention!

All right, men, listen up.

I'm taking over the Defender, and I'm leaving Commander Ahsoka in charge.

She'll lead the second half of the mission

when we engage what's remaining of the blockade.

Now, Commander Ahsoka will fill you in on the full plan.

-Master, wait! -Good luck.

Master!

REX: Awaiting orders, Commander.

I'll be on the bridge.

Well, you heard her, boys. Back to work. Come on, move it. Move it!

-Commander on deck! -At ease.

General Skywalker is contacting you.

All right, Ahsoka, we're ready to get underway.

Master, are you sure you won't reconsider this?

This is the only way. Trust me.

-Better fill us in, Commander. -Right.

Count Dooku has assured me the Republic forces are stretched thin in our sector.

They should be unable to mount a counterattack.

Any attempt to do so would be suicide.

Still, I am certain this Skywalker will return.

His ultimate defeat shall be my greatest victory.

- You admire Skywalker? -As a general, yes.

His record shows he is a great warrior,

and I want him to know it is I who has beaten him.

Well, I have to say this plan is questionable.

Yeah, but with their general destroyed along with their battleship,

the droid commanders will be in chaos.

Only temporarily,

and there's still General Skywalker to find in all that mess.

-I know, but... -In our first attack,

we had three fully armed cruisers, and we failed.

REX: I wish General Skywalker had discussed this plan with us.

-The odds are very much against us. -They always are.

Yes, but normally we have General Skywalker to lead us and...

-I meant no offense, Commander. -None taken.

Sir, an enemy ship is emerging from hyperspace.

I knew he'd return.

-There is an incoming transmission, sir. -Ah! Put it through.

Greetings, Captain. I'm Anakin Skywalker, general of the Grand Army of the...

I know who you are, Skywalker.

Well, my reputation precedes me, then.

I have been ordered to surrender myself,

the entire crew of this vessel and my ship,

in exchange for safe passage of food and medical supplies to the people of Ryloth.

A noble gesture, Jedi.

And your capture would make me the envy of the Separatist fleet.

Sir, even if Skywalker is successful and destroys the battleship,

how will we stand up to the combined firepower of the remaining frigates?

I thought about that, and, well, I have an idea.

Go ahead, Commander.

If we took the Resolute and angled her hull against the incoming frigates,

the bridge and hangar deck would be relatively safe from their attack.

We could draw them in and then use the bombers to outflank them.

The bombers would be too fast, and they would be trapped.

-Hmm. I'm not sure about this, Commander. -I... I think...

If we were certain the shields would hold...

Perhaps a different strategy. We need to take more time and plan.

No! We don't have any more time! Master Skywalker needs me now!

He needs us now.

The Commander is right.

I know this strategy is very bold,

but these circumstances call for drastic measures.

-Then the strategy will work, sir? -Well, will it?

Yes, it will.

We have completed the scan of the enemy ship.

-And? -The ship is heavily damaged.

All power is diverted to the forward shields.

-There is only one life form onboard. -What?

The ship is heavily damaged. All power is...

No, you insolent scraphead!

Skywalker, what treachery is this? You have nothing to bargain with!

(SCOFFS) In that case, I'll be going.

Oh. You can still have my ship.

Sir, there's a second Republic ship entering the system.

She made it! Boost the engines and let's get out of here.

(R2-D2 BEEPING)

When those two ships collide, there'll be chaos.

We need that time to get General Skywalker's pod

into the tractor beam.

Right, Commander.

I'll command the fighter squadron. Wait for my signal to begin our attack.

REX: Yes, sir.

All cannons, fire! Fire!

(FIRING)

We can't stop it. What should we do?

-You stay here. I'll be back. -Oh, that's great.

See, I told you it would work.

AHSOKA ON RADIO: We're approaching your position. Standby for retrieval.

Right on time, Ahsoka.

I don't think they're going to attack, Commander.

-REX: We'll have to retreat. -No, wait!

Remember, they are droids. They're just a little slow.

They'll figure it out.

-I think the Captain left. -Who's in charge?

-Not me. -Not me.

-What should we do? -Begin attack.

(FIRING)

The droids are attacking, sir.

Commander, on your order, commence flanking maneuver.

Okay, boys. Here we go! Follow my lead.

-We've been outflanked! -Affirmative.

(EXCLAIMING IN ALARM)

Attagirl, Ahsoka.

-Where is the Captain? What is going on? -He's in an escape pod.

Idiots! Your blockade has been broken.

Uh, where are those escape pods?

(YELLING)

CLONE OFFICER: Commander, the invasion fleet is coming out of hyperspace.

Ahsoka, this is Obi-Wan. May we begin our landing?

Yes, Master. You're cleared for ground assault.

I won't even ask where the rest of Anakin's fleet is

or why he's in an escape pod.

That's probably for the best.

Rex, that reminds me. Send a shuttle to pick up Master Skywalker.

(COMLINK BEEPS)

CLONE: General, you still there?

Yep, I'm just sitting here watching the show.

English - SDH