"Star Wars:" "The Clone Wars Legacy #7 On The Wings Of Keeradaks" "In war there is no such thing as neutrality." "On an non sentient mission to rescue ARC trooper Echo General Skywalker, Captain Rex and the Bad Batch travel to Skako Minor." "Headquarters of the Techno Union." "After a heroic encounter with the natives our heroes infiltrate the city of Purkell only to find themselves surrounded by Wat Tambor's forces." "Hey!" "Hunter, can you guys finish this up?" "I'll...take that as a yes." "Situation is almost under control out there." "How's it going in here?" "I'm still trying to decrypt Echo's cerebral interface." "Until I do we cannot disconnect him from this computer system." "How's he, Rex?" "He's too weak to walk." "Very disoriented." "Doesn't even remember how he got here." "He remembers being at the Citadel but that's about it." "Any word on the extraction squad?" "We called it in." "But no word back." "That's no surprise." "We knew when we got enter this, we'll be on our own." "Are we gonna get more ships to get out of here?" "Several squads of droids closing in." "Drop your weapons and surr" "Alright, listen up." "Help is not coming after all." "We're on our own." "So let's move out." "Problem." "Echo cannot be moved." "You still haven't cracked that interface?" "Of course I cracked the interface." "But now defuses autonomic functions." "Respetroy, halmonary, you name it." "They're all controlled by computer generated brainwaves." "Until I create a bypass, Echo cannot be unplugged." "All right." "I'll try to buy some time." "Status report." "The intruders are trapped in the core system room." "There is no escape." "Prepare the Organic Decimator." "Tambor." "If you're calling to beg for your release, Skywalker, you are wasting your time." "And mine." "I don't beg, Tambor." "I wanna bargain." "We don't want your credits." "That clone was purchased from the Separatists after its capture." "It is a research tool and legal property of the Techno Union." "Now honor the neutrality your senate provided us and surrender at once." "Your neutrality is a joke." "You're working for the Separatists." "The Organic Decimator is ready, sir." "Excellent." "I will show you, Skywalker, why neutrality in this war is more lucrative for the Techno Union." "Bring in a test subject." "We develop many technologies here and we offer them to the highest leader." "As you're about to see the Organic Decimator will make a great weapon for a droid army to use against clones." "Stop!" "You can't." "Oh, but I can." "The Techno Union owns everything on this planet." "Including the primitives." "Activate the Decimator." "The energy tentacles seek out organic matter." "When one of them finds its target, the rest zero in and all organic species are vaporized." "You can surrender, Skywalker." "Or you can be my next test subject." "The choice is yours." "No luck." "We have to get out of here." "Fast." "Enemy approaching." "Droids." "Lots of them." "How long you think you can hold them off?" "How long do you need?" "Tech, how much longer?" "Not yet." "I need more time." "We have them completely surrounded, sir." "Good." "Send in the Decimator." "I've got it." "You can unplug him now." "Rex!" "What is it?" "I got a big headache." "But it feels something and nothing, old buddy." "It's a touching reunion, guys." "But we need to get out of here now!" "There's an exhaust vent." "It leads to the cooling systems." "Right there." "I didn't see that on the schematics." "Well, don't forget I've been plugged in to this thing for a while." "They breached the front door." "It won't be long before they're through the second." "That should get it open." "Great." "Now how do we get up there?" "Oh, I can help with that." "A heads-up would have been nice." "The door is nearly breached, sir." "It's okay, Wrecker." "I've got this." "What are you doing?" "I'm putting an end of Tambor's little science experiments." "Are you done?" "Time's up." "What happened?" "Why did it shut off?" "No organic targets were acquired, sir." "The room appears to be empty." "That's impossible!" "Oh no." "Orders, sir?" "My machines!" "My beautiful machines!" "Ruined." "Years of research gone." "Find them!" "This ventilation corridor acts as a cooling system for all the computers in the facility." "How did you know it was up here, Echo?" "They got access to my memory." "And I got access to the Techno Union database." "All their plans, inventory building schematics, everything." "You mean you can find us a safe way out of here?" "Well, there is a way." "But you're not gonna like it." "I don't know about this." "I'm telling you there's a landing pad on that other building." "So you think there's a ship there we can steal?" "Well, I hope there's a ship we can steal." "Let's hope this trip isn't for nothing." "I'm guessing no one wants to hear the odds of us making across here alive." "Don't even think about it, Tech!" "I think I'm gonna be sick." "Hang on, Wrecker." "We're almost there." "Turn around." "Go back!" "Maybe this wasn't such a good plan." "You think?" "It wasn't the plan that was bad." "It was the execution." "Gotcha!" "Somebody do something!" "Anybody got a brilliant idea?" "I'll take that as a no." "Wait!" "I do have a brilliant idea." "Let's hear it already, Tech!" "Come on!" "When the locals attacked us, I recorded the creatures' distress call." "He records everything." "It's a hobby." "Yes, a hobby." "Which allows us to call those flying creatures to us." "I don't think it's working, Tech." "There is our ride out of here." "Great plan, Tech." "Now how do we get on them?" "How else?" "We jump." "Alright, I'll go first." "What, wait, Echo!" "I'm beginning to feel like a trooper again, Rex." "You never stopped being one, Echo." "Here goes nothing!" "See you later." "Oops." "That wasn't part of the plan." "Those things can fly." "What?" "Help to shake those droids!" "How do I steer this thing?" "Are you whole enough, Echo?" "Never about that, sir." "Their leader is impressed we attained the Keeradaks." "But he wants to know why we've returned here." "Tell them we had no choice." "Tell them...that we wore out of their welcome in Purkell." "Not good." "If I know Tambor, he'll come after us." "Us and a Poltecs with everything he's got." "What's he saying, Tech?" "He says we've broken our word." "We've brought the war to his village." "You're right." "Tell him he's right, Tech." "Tell him we didn't plan to drag his people into war." "But look what the Separatist did to one of our people." "They took away his freedom, his humanity." "They tried to turn him into a machine." "The Techno Union claims it's neutral." "But they've chosen sides." "Now, your people have to choose." "Couldn't have said it better, Rex." "Let's hope it works." "Because I see forces coming." "More than we can handle alone." "Report!" "The clones are hiding among the natives." "Take the reinforcements and bring back my experiments." "Rex, we've got to take out these walkers." "I'll take one, you take the other." "Don't worry, General." "Boys and I can handle this." "Hunter, Wrecker, you're with me?" "Still showing off, General?" "You know me, Echo." "That seems to work." "But how do we get up there?" "No, no." "Don't." "No." "Not again!" "It's hard to compete with a Jedi." "Sir, the attack force has failed." "The loss of the clone is a devastating blow to the Techno Union's profit margin." "Should we inform the Separatist of our loss?" "All in good time." "We must find a way to recoupe on our investment." "Thank you for helping us in our fight." "He said the Jedi will always have an ally here on Skako Minor." "Thank you, Rex." "For saving me." "Couldn't have done it without you, my friend." "It's gonna be just like old times."