Location Temple District: When the enemy came flooding in

It had only been a few minutes since their shuttles had touched down yet Anora already found herself in a rather restless mood. By now the Jedi Council would have felt their presence inside the district and were either sending a force to deal with them or was alerting their presence to their Grand Army counterparts. Images of Jedi Knights storming their group or an Air strike obliterating their position filled her mind. Time was not on their side and the longer they waited the more likely that her thoughts could manifest themselves. Anora began to pace the street wondering how she could get their squads in motion. Before they left each and every Blackguard was told the details of their plan, and each understood their mission. It was a rather simple plan to be honest, yet if it worked it could provide that crucial edge in allowing war to come in full to the Jedi. Each squad was tasked with the destruction of an anti-air gun, each on their own was no threat to the landing of troops but together landing troops was next to impossible without the great sacrifice used to get these troops on the ground. The problem with this plan was the limited knowledge the mercenaries were given on what they were doing and why they should do it. Dark Jedi, Rodian and the likes had a variety of issues with following these Blackguard blind through the streets of the Galactic City. Though Anora had the time nor wanted to explain the plan, and it's importance to them. A few of her squads, as well as her own, were ready and willing for the mission to go on. Anora ordered the other Blackguard to find a way to motivate their mercenaries before she and the other squads which were ready to proceed with the plan.

Anora led her squad through numerous streets as she followed a simple HUD display of a map in the corner of her right hand vision. She knew the bait force that the CIS sent to the airfield would not last long enough with out reinforcements, and if their squads did not hurry things could turn badly for both of them. Her small force consisted of her, a fellow Blackguard, two Dark Jedi, as well as three Mandalorian warriors in full combat armor. Indeed, her squad was one of the most prepared for this type of mission. As per the Intel they received, the anti-air gun they were to assault would be the most defended. The Intel suggested numerous Grand Army Troopers as well as Jedi acting as defenders of the gun. She knew this Intel to be more than likely accurate, and began to prepare her thoughts for the coming fight. Anora noticed on her map that they were approaching the anti-air gun, five hundred meters ahead yet her eyes noticed no gun. She scanned left right and up as the group slowly advanced until with her right fist closed in the air right next to her head did they stop. Up ahead she noticed a break in the skyscrapers on the right hand side of the street. The break was a clearing that was within the distance to the gun, and upon remembering from the intel on where the gun was located did she know she had found her destination.

She motioned for the group to approach the clearing from the right hand side of the street. As they they drew close she motioned for the Mandalorians to take a position just before the clearing. They moved quickly forming a stacked line on the corner, one just behind the left shoulder of the one in front. Anora moved quickly to their side and, placing her head in the clearing, did a look around the corner. Seven clone troopers visible as well as three Jedi were noticed as she did her quick scan. She pulled her head back as she raised her left hand and pushed three fingers up, letting the other members know how many Jedi she saw. She pulled back from the corner just a hair before pushing a button on her right forearm which brought up a communication panel on her display. She flipped through a couple channels with a switch just next to the button before selecting the secure one for this mission. She backed up a little further before speaking in a silent voice “All squads, report.” A few seconds passed before she heard back from three squads all reporting an all ready. A few seconds passed again before the last two reported two equally dire messages. The Blackguard's reported that they were in position yet their mercenaries had left them. Before she could speak they said “Ready to proceed as planned.” Anora responded with an affirmative, though she knew those two Blackguard were heading to their death. Time for remorse was not now, a mission which the fate of this entire invasion for the Blackguard was at stake. She moved back towards the corner before speaking in a silent voice once more, comm link still open.

“On my mark.” She paused for a second as she grabbed her lightsabers and activated them, as did her fellow Blackguard and the Dark Jedi. Speaking in a quick voice as she spoke into the comm channel, she mentioned a phrase that the Blackguard had come up with to start the assault“Triple Zero” Ironically the location of Coruscant(0,0,0)

In an instant, the trio of Mandalorians quickly moved out from the corner they were stacked upon and began to open fire on the clones and Jedi. Two clones fell with blast holes in their chest immediately, while the third shot directed at a Jedi was deflected as he activated his blade and aimed the blast towards the wall behind them. The clones immediately took cover behind what they could as a single Mandalorian fired his weapon in quick secession, providing cover for the other two as they ran out into the field trying to find what cover they could. The first of the two was lucky, a large crater from an earlier bombing run was just around the corner and she quickly dove inside and precoded to engage the clones. The second was not so much. He had to run a gauntlet of laser fire before he found himself behind a downed Hyena, with several near misses along the way. One shot had chipped the right shoulder of his armor and it was now smoldering just a faint bit. In the initial part of the fighting a pair of extra clones, most likely the gunners, began to fire from just inside the door way as another Jedi rushed outside. A couple seconds passed as the clones and the Mandalorians exchanged fire between each other, often scoring near misses but not hitting much besides the walls behind their foes. But this, in all it's chaos and all it's grit, resembled some form of the plan that they had formulated on the shuttle ride down. Distract the Clones with three seprate spread out targets before Anora and her Blackguard accompined by the Dark Jedi charged the gap while their attention was diverted. Anora was impressed by the Mandalorians ability to formulate a quick plan such as this, and decided to favor it over an all out assault. Switching through the channels till she found the one dedicated for her squad, she prepared for her attack.

With a motion of her head, the four Lightsaber wielding combatants stormed into the clearing. But Anora underestimated the response time of the clones, for as the four entered the clearing blaster fire erupted at them. Anora was taken by surprise as she deflected one and felt the impact of another slam into her right chest, her armor taking the force of the blow as she moved forward. Her body slouched back just a bit before she thrust it forward once more. One of the Dark Jedi was not so lucky, taking a blast straight to the chest which sent the now lifeless corpse towards the ground. As their advance slowed slightly, Anora knew they need to clear some clones from the barricade before they engaged the Jedi. With the force at her back, she threw her right handed lightsaber towards a pair of troopers as she blocked another blaster bolt with her other saber. The blade flew and sliced through one of the troopers ,as the other dove into a well placed blaster shot, before she called it back to her hand. The trio of light saber wielding combatants were now a mere ten meters from the front of the makeshift barricade erected just outside the gun. Anora shouted through her comm “Now” as she used the force to propel herself into a jump that would take her in the middle of two clone troopers. The troopers tried to track her with their guns, but they once again scored a hit only to her chest armor before she landed in between them. 

As she regained her balance Anora, with her right handed blade, slashed upwards across the chest of the first while her left handed blade slashed in the same motion cutting the clone troopers weapon in half. The first clone fell to the ground as a lifeless husk of what it was as the second clone dropped it's now destroyed weapon. As he drew his pistol, Anora brought her left handed blade down upon the face of the second clone. The blade passed through the clones head, chest, and abdomen before it exited and the clone fell dead. As he fell Anora quickly looked up to check upon her fellow combatants, the Dark Jedi and her fellow Blackguard had slain a few clones of their own but were now in an intense sword fight between three of the Jedi. The Dark Jedi was quickly losing her ground as the Jedi pressed the attack while her fellow Blackguard was engaging two of the Jedi with his double bladed Lightsaber but he was pressing the attack. The Mandalorians mistook this sword fight as their sign to advance from their cover, and as the one came out of the crater her was met with a blaster round to the chest and fell lifelessly back inside.

Anora's attention was quickly focused on her right side, however, as she felt a threat bearing down upon her. As she turned and prepared her guys caught sight of the dark skinned, human male Jedi now closing the gap from doorway of the gun. She noticed that he had a longer blade than hers, yet he decided to press the attack in close. Anora knew he was inexperienced from this, and braced herself for the first strike. He swung his saber in a high arc above his head and begun to bring it down with a force assisted strike. Anora further braced herself as she crossed her blades in the air above her in a crossed pattern, which the single saber fell into. Anora's body barely buckled under the hit, he was weak with the force, possibly a Padawan. As the blades remained locked Anora unleashed a small foce assisted kick to the Jedi sending him flying backwards. Anora followed up by swinging her right handed blade in a wide arc, which the Jedi raised his blade to block with ease. Yet he almost did not notice the shallow arc strike from her left handed saber. The Jedi forced his body back was the blade swung harmlessly through the air yet the power in his block was weakened allowing Anoras blade to break through and cut a small mark through his robe. The young Jedi backed up a little further as he examined the burn mark, lowering his defenses in the process allowing Anora to throw a force push strong enough to throw the Jedi against the wall of the anti-air gun. 

Anora noticed his face displayed a shocked look. It was evident from his fatigue and his lack of skill in their brief duel that this young Jedi has never fought much more than droids. Yet he persisted, with a battle cry he charged with his light saber above his head. Anora simply countered by launching a bolt of force lightning into the chest of the Jedi, he tried to scream yet no sound escaped his mouth. Though this was not fatal, she used it to stun him long enough to allow her to throw her right handed saber through the Jedi, cutting him from the middle of the chest out. Anora caught her returning blade with ease as the young Jedi fell dead, before turning her attention back to the rest of the battle. The Dark Jedi lay dead upon the field underneath an equally dead Jedi, in her quick observation the pair killed each other simultaneously Her eyes darted towards her fellow Blackguard and upon noticing one more dead Jedi on the ground and one dying with the edge of a saber in his gut, Anora knew she needed to get the rest of the plan in motion quickly, there was no telling if there was any other Jedi and Clones in the area and they needed to take out this gun. 

She motioned for the two Mandalorians to quickly make their way inside, where they were to plant Thermal Detonators all over the weapons system and the gun. The two gave a slight nod as they stormed in and when no shoots nor bodies hitting the floor were heard Anora motioned for her Blackguard to come close. Turning off her comm before she spoke, “What were Padawans doing defending this gun?” Her tone was rushed. The other Blackguard simply spoke “Better here than at the temple” to which Anora nodded with a large smile upon her face. A few moments passed before the Mandalorians emerged from the door, and the four made their way back to the corner which they lead this assault from. After they were behind it, she signaled the Mandalorian holding the detonator to blow the weapon sky high. 

After the dust settled, Anora pulled open her comm system once more. Status feed from the other squads had already come in, three other guns destroyed with a total of eleven dead from the other squads. Her fellow Blackguard was reporting to the head command when Anora realized that the final two guns were still up. She knew their single handed assaults were easily broken, and no matter how much it angered her, the Jedi and the GAR could now create an idea of who they were fighting. But she also knew those guns would be reinforced quickly, and her depleted strike team would find it next to impossible for them to destroy. Reluctantly, she uploaded the location of a rendezvous area for the squads to meet up with in one hours time. She knew their reinforcements would be an hour and a half or longer, depending on how the space battle was going, so they needed to keep moving and keep safe until then.