Pirate 1: - Run! Run! -

Pirate 2: - They're using lock six. -

Pirate 3: - Take cover! -

Pirate 4: - They're coming! -

The screams of the pirates could be heard from a distance, as they moved crates and used the Kandosii's own designed corridors to take cover from imminent danger. Blasters pointed straight ahead, nerves through the roof, some even crying in fear, regretting the day they decided to opt for the immoral path they chose. A few oppressive seconds of silence filled the place when:

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A loud explosion destroyed the security door to the Kandosii's corridor, leaving everyone inside to be mowed down by a powerful explosive discharge. Smoke rose in front of their noses. Thick black smoke that lodged in the throat and made it difficult to breathe. Their eyes, irritated by the heavy particles, could barely see the comrade next to them, when the first shot was heard from the enemy side.

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Powerful red blasters tore through the corridor, slamming squarely into the chest of one of the pirates. Those who were around him could not help but hear his last cries before falling dead, while blindly firing at the supposed unknown enemy that was approaching through the corridors of the ship. And it wasn't until the smoke had descended and a good part of the pirates lay on the metal floor, that they realized what they were up against.

Paladin, one of the droidekas, led the assault. His strong shield deflected the pirates' blasters without much difficulty, while behind him marched at least a dozen B2 units. A first line to secure an access point in the huge ship. The B2 droids fired over the shield, taking down any pirates who dared stick their heads out to return fire. In a desperate attempt, one of the pirates threw a thermal detonator at the droideka's shield, but unaware of the shield's true nature, she could only watch in shock as the detonator bounced off the energy layer before being shot. on the chest. The detonator exploded dangerously close to Paladin, but his shield was able to hold without much difficulty.

Doom: - Commander. The advance guard managed to capture the anchorage bay. -

Icarus: - Very good. Have them hold their positions until reinforcements arrive. Send half the troops. -

Doom: - Roger. Roger. -

Then, through the corridor that connected both ships, thousands of B1 droids and some reserve B2 units began to enter inside the Kandosii. The corridors of the gigantic ship became a battlefield, where the pirates did everything possible to stop the advance of such an army, but the numerical superiority gradually diminished the ranks of the battleship crew. And after a few minutes.

Doom: - Commander, the enemy forces have been reduced considerably, but there are different resistance points in sectors 5 and 12. -

Icarus: - The cargo hold and the command post? -

Doom: - Affirmative, commander. -

Ícaro: - Do we have visual of the situation? -

Doom: - Negative. But they report considerable casualties in those sectors. -

Icarus: - Very good. He makes a perimeter in the corridors around the command post. Cover all corners and hold your position until I arrive. I will personally go to the cellar. Prepare the punitive force. Wait for me at the link. -

Doom: - Understood. -

Icarus left the command post and was preparing to reach the indicated area, when he ran into Wag Too along the way, who accompanied him to the connection between the two ships.

Wag Too: - Eh. Icarus. Any unforeseen? -

Icarus: - We have two blind sectors. We are losing many units and we have no visual of the area. I will go personally to see the panorama. We don't want to suffer too many drops in our "training practice." -

Wag Too: - And are you going alone? At least let me go with you. -

Icarus: - Negative. I need you to stay as second in command. Prepare the engineers and have the tools ready. I want that battleship underway once we've purged all threats. Besides, I'm not going alone. -

Wag Too: - "Purge" Isn't that a cruel word? And who goes with you? -

Icarus: - I'll take the Punitive Guard. -

The duo made it to the designated area, where a dozen commando droids awaited their commander's arrival, but these droids looked different, and for good reason.

The Punitive Guard was a very distinctive unit of twelve commando droids. They had their armor plates painted black, and on their heads were shaped like the skulls of different species, complete with a dull red dot right on their forehead in tribute to their commander.

Like any other commando droid, it had the programming to execute high-risk missions for which they were designed, but these had some modifications. While their autonomy was not as advanced as Alpha and Delta, they had improved combat skills and close combat skills, skills that were taught at the hands of Boil himself in the combat arena. Under the direct command of Icarus himself, those twelve droids were his best bundle up his sleeve. The only disadvantage, Icarus had to be present in the area in which they operated.

Icarus: - Punitive Guard. follow me Wag Too, I leave everything in your charge. -

Wag Too: - Take it for granted. And try to come back in one piece. -

Icarus: - Not doing is unlikely. -

Wag Too: - It was a joke. -

And so, Icarus walked through the long corridor escorted by his personal guards who, while not the spectacular Magna Guardia that the Separatist high command during the Clone Wars used to wear, could perform a good function. Eventually they reached the corridors of the Kandosii, where the Paladin unit was waiting along with the rest of the B2 units and some B1s.

After receiving a detailed report of the situation, Icarus prepared to advance to the front lines, where the situation was at a standstill.

[Sorry about the Paint. Take it as a tactical map like the ones they used to use in the saga. XD]

The droids were locked in, fighting on two separate fronts. They managed to create a "beachhead" at one of the entrances to the hold, but the pirates set up a strong barricade, and they were able to decimate the B1 droids without exposing themselves to much danger. The other way to enter was through the north corridor, which was much smaller, but very well protected. But just by looking at the map of the situation, the super tactical droid devised a strategy to break the resistance of the sector.

Icarus: - Prepare the shields. And may the troops be ready to advance. -

And from the corner of the corridor was visible, the impenetrable shield wall formed by two capable units of the Punitive Guard leading the attack. Mimicking the strategy the clones used to capture Ringo Vinda's space station, the commando droids moved safely down the corridor while taking cover behind the safety of their shield, which allowed them to stick out the muzzle of their E-5 rifle and shoot the enemies while stopping the shots that came against you.

The pirates were terrified, watching as the wall of yellow energy shields advanced towards them without them being able to do anything but fire to no avail. These black droids weren't like the foolish B1s that advanced in a straight line and fell one by one, and those patterns on their heads adorned with the red dot certainly struck a bit of terror in their hearts. But without a doubt, nothing was more terrifying than seeing the red lights that came from the optical sensors of the super tactical droid that was following them right behind them.

Pirate 1: - Fire! Fire! -

Pirate 2: - Don't stop shooting! -

Pirate 3: - Our blasters don't do anything to them! -

Pirate 4: - It's useless! -

The pirates screamed in despair, until the droids were a few meters away from their position, when suddenly:

Icarus: - Now! -

At their commander's command, the commando droids knelt and pressed the bottom of their shields to the ground, creating an opening above their heads large enough for the B1 droids behind them to throw at least six grenades that fell at the feet of the pirates.

Pirate 2: - Detonators! - He screamed in fear, but he was wrong.

They weren't detonators, they were EMP grenades, the ones that gave the pirates a strong electric shock. Icarus limited himself to not using explosives, because if they wanted to reuse the ship, he had to try to do the least amount of damage possible. And once the pirates lay electrocuted on the ground, the droids continued their advance, mowing down the pirates as they went.

With this small intervention, Icarus and his guard withdrew from the combat, knowing that it was only a matter of time before the pirates posted behind the cargo hold defenses would fall, for with a simultaneous attack from two flanks they had no chance before the attack. large number of B1 droids. So he set out to go to the command post.

His arrival in the corridors that adjoined the command post did not make for a very pleasant sight. The droids held position in the corridors around the zone of fire, unable to advance even an inch, and for good reason. Right in the area where the three corridors that connected to the command post adjoined, an E-Web heavy repeating blaster guarded the area.

Droid B1: - Commander. We cannot advance. That repeating blaster has taken out a lot of our troops. -

Icarus looked at the ground for a second and confirmed what the droid said, some B2 droid carcasses and dozens of B1 droids lay on the ground, torn to pieces by the heavy fire of such an imposing weapon.

Icarus: - Mmm. Our shields won't be able to withstand that much damage either. - He said after a few seconds of computing. - But I have a plan. -

And it was at that moment that Icarus remembered his past and the purpose for which he was created: to instill terror in his enemies.

The shots from the powerful blaster stopped when a silhouette appeared in the corridor, they were pirates but... How is that possible? The droids were in that place. Did they manage to defeat them? Were they able to surround the droids and destroy them from behind? Those who watched from a distance were excited by the great news, one of them even breaking the news to the rest of the surviving crew, but the excitement did not last long.

Something was more with them. They approached slowly, but did not move. It was very strange, and they couldn't quite define what was happening because of the white smoke coming from the broken pipes in the hallway. But when they were close enough, the pirates could feel all their hopes and longings go down the drain, as if a bucket of ice cold water had fallen on them.

The bodies advancing toward them were those of their pirate comrades, but they were already dead.