Chapter 31 - Wookies

"Cody, good of you to join me. From the big battle down there I deduce my padawan is here. Are the men ready?"

"Always sir."

"Then let's attack."

Commander Cody got the clones prepared, and under General Kenobi lead they attacked. There were about two to three hundred droids assaulting the village.

The village only had about thirty or so wookies defending it, so the droids were getting an easy win.

However, being attacked from behind by about the same amount as they had, the droids were soon being wiped out. The backlines of the droids were totally destroyed, but for those droids who have alredy entered the village, the clones were forced to go to close combat.

General Kenobi was the first to enter the village, his lightsaber cutting the droids in pieces. Dageer and Cody were just after him.

Dageer walked alongside the wookies huts, paying attention to any movement that could be a droid. Hell Squad was behind him, and they started cleaning the village of any droids.

A group of three droids was assaulting one of the clone huts, but as soon as the first entered in it he was thrown back by a green flash. A wookie carrying some kind of crossbow blaster came out.

Before he shot again Dageer, Tech and Three-four had already got the two remaining droids. The wookie looked at them, and a smaller version of him - presumably his daughter or son - run out of the house and hugged his leg.

"Wahrrrrggggg!"

Dageer nodded at the wookie and Cell said lightly.

"You are welcomed... I guess."

Their advance didn't stop because of it, and before long they arrived at the center of the village. There, General Kenobi's padawan and twenty wookies have built some kind of last stance defence.

Thankfully the clone army arrived, and General Kenobi himself was the first to enter the battle, cutting down droids left and right.

Hell Squad took cover on the corners of the huts, and picked the droids one by one. The village was soon clean, and Dageer, Commander Cody, General Kenobi, General Skywalker and the village chief entered a hut to talk.

The wookie, a tall creature, totally covered in fur, and with many animal bones hanging on his locks, was the fist to talk.

"Wahhrrgggg! Arggggg!"

"Anakin, I believe you do speak wookie right? Can you translate what he is saying please."

"Yes master. He is thanking us for our help, and saying that we are welcomed to stay if we want."

"I am sorry chief, but we can't stay here. I am sure more droids are coming. We would only put you in more danger if we stayed."

"Warrrrg. Warg, waaarg urhggg!"

"He said: Don't worry, there are no more droids on this planet, only a small group in the forest to the south."

General Kenobi tensed up. Commander Cody and General Skywalker saw it too. General Skywalker asked what was wrong, but his master ignored him and turned to the wookie.

"What did you say?! We need to get everyone out of the village now! Anakin, Cody, I want every troop and every wookie on the Laats as soon as possible!"

"Warrrggghhhh! Aaaaarrrrgghhhhhh?!"

"He is asking why."

At this moment another wookie entered the hut and started discussing with the chief.

"Wyarghhh! Arghh arghhh. Wurrrrg arg!"

"What is he saying Anakin?"

"That there is an enormous black aura coming from the south, and that everything that touches it dies. And many more words I have never heard."

They all got outside the hut, and saw the 'black aura' the wookie was talking about. A giant black bubble was expanding, and Dageer saw with his own eyes as birds and other flying creatures that touched it fell to the ground instantly. Trees turned black and fell, and animals were running away.

Kenobi turned and screamed.

"Everyone run! To the Laats now!"