ARC Troopers

## Premise

The Kung Fu Warriors  learns of an impending Arkeyans and the Dark Empire attack on Kamino, and Tai Lung, Sonic and Daniel hurry to Japand. After the Kung Fu Warriors repulses the Dark Empire' diversionary assault, the real attack begins. Su Wu, Master Boar and an army of Arkeyan droids and Crocodilles rise out of the oceans, bent on destroying Kamino's clone production facilities. Rex, Cody, Fives, and Echo lead the clones in a desperate defense of their home.

## Synopsis

Forewarned by the destruction of Rishi Station earlier in the Clone Wars, and a new intercepted transmission between Su Wu and Master Boar, Anakin Tai Lung, Sonic and Daniel travel to Japand to warn Snow Leopard and Lama Su of an upcoming Empire and Arkeyan attack, with clone troopers Captain Rex, Commander Cody, Broadside, Echo, and Fives of the 501st Legion in their company. While Echo and Fives are walking down a hallway full of young clone cadets, remembering their own time as cadets, they run into 99. 99 welcomes them back, but is saddened to hear that Hevy, who gave him his medal, has not made it.

Shortly, a Dark Empire fleet arrives and a sea battle ensues. Tai Lung leads the Kung Fu sea forces against the attackers, scoring several serious hits against the enemy - or so it seems. Suspicious, Daniel and Sonic travels underwater, where he discovers that the pieces of debris falling into the Kaminoan ocean are actually components for attack craft being assembled by crocodiles. The crocodiles discover and attack him, and Daniel barely manages to get away astride an on a a whale.

The finished attack craft begin to assault Tipoca City, breaking through the walls and depositing their Arkeyan droid load inside, along with Boar and Su Wu. After a bit of bickering about which one of them is superior to the other, the two leaders proceed to attack two key targets: Grievous is to attack the barracks to kill all the clones he can find there. After a short battle Colt is the only clone guarding the DNA chamber. Before he can fight Su Wu's sisters chokes him and impaled him with her sword. Su Wu heads for the main DNA storage to secure the prime DNA sample of the clones' template, Jango Fett. However, Daniel and Sonic has managed to get back and recall Tai Lung to the city; while Daniel faces off against Boar, Tai Lung engages Su Wu in combat. Grievous escapes when a Trident unit crushes the platform they are on; Daniel seemingly falls to his death, but is saved again by the whale. With the aid of a clone trooper platoon, Tai Lung and Sonic secures the DNA sample from Su Wu and her sisters, but they manages to hop onto Boar' escape pod and get away.

Meanwhile, Fives and Echo destroy attacking Crocodiles from a sniping position, where they are soon joined by 99 bringing them ammunition and a group of lost youngsters. They retreat into the barracks, where Cody and Rex also appear. Although their chances do not look good, Fives and Echo succeed in raising the morale of the young cadets, and 99 shows them the way to a nearby armory, where they re-equip themselves. A platoon of Arkeyan droids soon attack the barracks, and by having the cadets strike from ambush, the troopers succeed in destroying all of their attackers, but 99 is killed as he tries to get more ammunition for his brothers. After the battle, Cody, Rex, Echo, and Fives mourn 99's death, and honor him as a true soldier. Soon afterward, both Echo and Fives are promoted to ARC troopers for their initiative and bravery.