Chương 105: High-Rank Meeting
There were about twenty clones inside the room. Since all of them were officers, that meant they represented the majority of the legions not on a battlefield at the moment.
Thire excitedly sat down, and immediately started talking with another clone before getting up again. He went to Dageer, and put his arm around his shoulder before talking.
"Brothers, this is Dageer, sub-commander of the 303rd Attack Legion and leader of Hell Squad. Dageer, Commander Monnk said you already met."
Dageer nodded to Monnk, who was sitting on a couch at the far end of the room. Standing next to him was Shita, his sub-commander. Just like his commander, Shita was a quiet clone. Dageer didn't hear he speak more than a dozen words in Mon Cala.
"Dageer, this is Commander Gree, and Sub-commander Fillo from the 41st Elite Corps. They just came back from Felucia."
This time the clones referred to were sitting near Dageer. Commander Gree had two strands of hair following a horizontal line on his head, and wore a dark green uniform. From what Dageer knew, the 41st Elite Corps was a legion trained to fight in the jungle and forest, so the color of their legion was also a deep dark green. Commander Gree wasn't alone, and aside from his sub-commander, he also had two other officers with him.
"Welcome, Dageer. It is a shame that Keeli can't be with us. I remember we used to be on the same block when we were cadets."
"I am sure Commander Keeli would like to be here, but General Di left some orders for him, so..."
"Keeli was always like that, always rushing to do what he could as soon as possible. He and General Ima-Gun Di are very alike, from what I heard. Well, don't let me interrupt you, Thire, keep going. This is the fourth time I am hearing this introduction today. Hahaha..."
The last sentence was said in a way that only Dageer and the clones next to Commander Gree heard him. Unaware that his brothers were talking about him, Thire kept on his excited mood.
"Over there are Commander Bly and his men, who have also just come from Felucia. He and Commander Gree have been there since the start of the war."
"How are you doing, Dageer? The 303rd moved a lot since Geonosis. I bet you got the chance to fight in quite a few different places."
"We sure did. It wasn't easy, though."
The one who spoke amicably was the first clone with long hair that Dageer had ever met. The soldiers didn't usually choose such haircut, because it could be a bother in the battle. Commander Bly had tied his hair in a big chump above his head, so it probably stuck there when he put his helmet. Bly was the commander of the 327th Star Corps, another elite legion of the Grand Army of the Republic.
Actually, most of the legions out in the galaxy, including the 303rd, were considered elite legions, at least for now. The reason for that was because they were the only legions with fighting experience. With more legions entering into play, many unknown factors would be added to that classification.
After all that, Dageer had gotten to know not only the commanders presented above, but also a clone captain and a sergeant named Rex and Appo respectively. Both of them were from a new legion, called 501st. The legion was crossing the galaxy from one end - Kamino - to the other: Dantooine.
Dageer also met the leading commander of the Coruscant Guard, a stern clone that went by the name Fox.
After all presentations were up, the high-ranking commanders of the clone army all sat around a table, discussing battles, telling stories. They had all started the same, but fought different battles.
Dageer discovered that he was, surprisingly, the one with the most experiences amongst them. Fox and Thire had only fought on Geonosis, and then were moved to Coruscant. Rex and Appo were new, so they hadn't experienced any battle yet, and just listened through the entire night. Bly and Gree both entered in a lot of battles, but they were all on the same planet. Monnk and the SCUBA Troopers only fought in aquatic planets.
The 303rd, on the other hand, was the legion that moved the most through the galaxy. They didn't have a fixed specialty, so the leaders of the Grand Army of the Republic basically directed them to where they were needed the most.
Before Dageer noticed, many hours had passed, and the nightlife of Coruscant gave place to the workers of the early day. During the course of the night, the meeting had followed a sort of routine, starting with the battles and then remembering the brothers who had fallen. Every time that happened, there would be a moment of silence before someone changed the topic.
It was in one of those moments that the reorganization of the army was brought up by none other than the newcomer Rex.
"Commander Fox, you are closer to the decisions of the Senate and of the Republic than we are, and will be. Before the 501st was deployed, Lama Su almost held us back. Something about a change in the army...?"
"Hahahaha! Rex, you don't need to be so cautious here. Old boy Fox isn't actually the one who knows the most about such topic. It is the 41st Elite Corps commander that is most familiar with the rumors."
Commander Bly answered the question that was left in the air, and at the same time pulled Commander Gree in the conversation.
"Bly, if you weren't going to answer the question, why push it to me? See? Even Fox is laughing. I think the only time I saw that happen was when we were cadets, and even now I am not sure if he wasn't sneezing."
"Buurhuah!!! Hahahahaha!"
The clones had gotten to know each other enough - and drank enough - that they laughed without restrain. Bly almost spilled his drink, and Dageer had a hard time containing his laugh.
"And, also, don't act like you know nothing about that. You, I, Fox, Keeli, Bacara, Cody, Monnk and Wolffe were the ones that pushed this preposition forward. The 41st is only testing it first."
Dageer was lost. He knew what they were talking about, but many new details had been added at once. The commanders that Gree quoted were the most important of the Republic, and they all had moved together to convince the higher-ups.
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