~~~~~~~~~~Before The Betrayal.~~~~~~~~~~

My name is U32 Or Sirus as I'm known to the other troopers. I'm an ARC of the 201st Legion, a Specialist Clone Trooper whose abilities far exceed other clones. The Squad I serve with consist of Zex - the tech expert, Nama - the most gun-ho trooper I've ever served with and Tal'k - the sharpest shot in the 201st. Unfortunately we don't get sent on the same missions as the other ARCs of the 201st, we get to baby sit Jedi Generals even though they can clearly take care of themselves. 'Guardians of the republic'.. I'd rather be a normal trooper sometimes..

-The Outer Rim Siege On The Separatist Planet of Num'ani.

'Briefing in the hanger.'

General Mali: "Drop ships will deploy here here and here *She says pointing to several places on the holographic map* The ARCs will land with this drop ship here *She points to a clearing to the north of the Landing Zone* "You'll be hitting the ground on the first wave, we aren't sure how many droids are here so watch your step."

That's about all the briefing I heard, or perhaps wanted to hear. The next thing I remember of that day was the drop ship I was in getting hit the instant we landed. I was flung from the open door where I had stood only moments before and thrown across the clearing as far 700 meters. I could hear Nama, yelling out in that same strange laughter I'd always heard from him. He enjoyed this a bit too much. I wasn't on the ground longer then thirty seconds before Zex came over and pulled me to my feet, yelling something into my concussed mind as he pulled me back from the crash. The whole team was laughing on the private com about the droids they'd killed..

Nama "Did you see how easily their heads come off! One shot from my blaster pistol and boom! Nothing there but the sparking joint!"
Tal'k "It's too bad you were out sir, that was quite the refreshing battle.."
Zex "Shut up you two.. He's concussed enough as is without your loud booming voices yelling about killing a pile of scrap.."
Nama "What'd you say? How about I come over there and.."
Sirus "That's enough all of you.. We have to return to the main ships LZ for the next briefing.. Now move it! We have a long walk ahead of us.."

We all stood up slowly, my head still throbbing as we began our trek through the tall grass of the clearing, moving towards the large republic battleship that moments ago we had just been deployed from.

'To be continued.'