The Last Battle

You're sure you don't need help? I'm sure everything will go horribly wrong. We'll be fine. We got a Clone Wars veteran with us. - Ready, Captain? - Yes, sir. Uh, General. Kanan. There was a battle here during the Clone War. This old transport's the perfect place to find weapons, ammo, maybe even some proton bombs. Hey, was this a Separatist battle droid? Oh, yeah. Little piece of one anyway. This place used to be crawling with 'em. We called 'em clankers. Clankers. (CHUCKLES) I like that. How many of these things do you think you blasted? I don't know. Thousands. Probably tens of thousands. Never kept count like some of the boys. They don't look very dangerous. Listen, those droids wiped out a lot of Republic troopers. Many of them were my friends. Rex has been through a lot. Battles leave scars, some you can't see. Hold up. Let me recon first. Well, look at that. We hit pay dirt. The munitions depot is fully loaded. More proton bombs in there than we can carry. - Good job, Rex. - Way to go, Captain. VOICE: Roger, roger. (CHOPPER GRUNTING) Hey, careful, kid. The droids used to protect their armories with ray shields. What's a ray shiel This is a ray shield. Look! Aren't those battle droids? I thought they were all shut down. ZEB: Well, these weren't. You have been captured by the Separatist Alliance. - Huh? - Separatists? BATTLE DROID: Prepare to blast the Republic invaders. Republic invaders? Belay that order. - Uh-huh. Uh-huh. - (CHATTERING OVER COMLINK) - Roger, roger. - Wait, who's Roger? We have new orders, incapacitate and capture. - Activating stunner. - ALL: No! (ALL GRUNTING) Take them to the command center. We haven't captured anyone in years. We haven't captured anyone ever. (GRUNTING) Ugh. Where Where are we? DROID: How intriguing. Well done, B1-268. BATTLE DROID: Roger, roger. Oh, no. The war, it's not over! KANAN: Rex. Rex! Cody! Talk to me. Ah, Kanan. I'm sorry. I thought you were someone else. I need you here now, buddy. We're in the usual mess. I think the commander's a super tactical droid. Ah, you're right. He is. - Is that bad? - It's really bad. That droid's extremely intelligent. Near the end of the war, Separatist droids significantly outnumbered Republic units. By my calculations, our probability of being defeated was only 23. 6%. After Clone Order 66, the whole droid army was given a shutdown command. How are you even operating? The Jedi betrayal ended the war for most of the galaxy. But here on Agamar, I assumed it was a Republic trick and prevented the shutdown command. Well, it doesn't matter how it ended. The war is over. Let us go. Negative, Captain. I calculate that this will be my only opportunity to end the Clone Wars as I planned, with a victory for the Separatist Alliance. What do you want us to do, surrender? On the contrary, I want you to fight, to prove, once and for all, whose tactical strategy was superior. Well, you can count me out. I'm not playing some stupid war game. That is correct, Lasat. Your species were not in the Clone Wars, so you will be the hostage your allies must save. The "Jedi Rescue" is a recurring scenario based on 132 battles I have reviewed. Yeah, we've done it a few times. Jedi, is this your Padawan? - Most of the time. - Good. A complete set of Republic opponents will make this authentic. No, it won't, because we're not fighting. If you will not fight, you will be terminated. - I'll fight your Clone War. - What? Ezra, no! Hey, you both talk about the Clone Wars. What it was like, the good and the bad. I wanna help you win this last battle. Besides, look at them. How can we lose? Uh, hey. (SIGHS) Okay, it might be easier to fight them head-on than to get out of our current dilemma. (EXHALES) Fine. Fine, we'll do it. Okay, but if we win, Zeb goes free, and we take all the proton bombs in the hangar. I accept your terms. The commander has initiated Battle Plan Zeta. Take your positions at once. ALL: Roger, roger. BATTLE DROID: Battle Plan Zeta? Finally! (GRUNTING) (BEEPING) How much fuel did we get before the ambush? Enough for the whole fleet. I just hope Kanan and Rex aren't expecting us back on Agamar anytime soon. If Kanan needs help, he'll call us. Since when? Fine. If Chopper's in over his head, he'll hide and call us. SABINE: That's more believable! Congratulations. Your plan to ambush them at the fuel depot worked like a charm. Only if we catch them. Excuse me, Governor. We've intercepted a rebel transmission from the Agamar system before it was received by the rebel ship. The message is encrypted, but it repeats like a distress signal. Interesting. The rebels there must be desperate for help that will never come. Locate the nearest Imperial outpost to Agamar and deploy them. Immediately. TACTICAL DROID: (ON PA) The objective of this battle is simple. You must fight your way back to my command center and capture it to free your friend. Rex, you've got more battlefield experience than either of us. You lead. All right. Our first goal is to get inside the hangar. Kalani is a war machine, programmed to kill, and he's got the numbers and the firepower to do it. Our only chance is to be aggressive, surprise him, hopefully put him on the defensive. How many droids do you think he has? KALANI: The last battle will begin now. A lot. He has a lot of droids! We've gotta scatter them. Use the sword and shield maneuver. Wait. What does that mean? We block, he fires. - Everybody ready? - Yep! Let's go! Ezra, get ready to duck! Okay! Now! Again! That scattered 'em! Everybody forward! Ezra, form it up! (GRUNTS) We've gotta stay together. The hangar looks clear. Let's go. - Wait. That's not how it normally goes. - What's wrong? The droids usually keep coming, wave after wave. That tactical droid has had a long time to think about this. And remember, he wants to win. I'm surprised it means so much to him. Yeah, it means a lot to his programming. It means a lot to mine as well. Your programming? We clones were bred for combat. With few exceptions, there was no other way of life for us. We should move. Right, Commander. Uh, Kanan. Looks like my friends are doing pretty good. You might as well surrender now. I am not programmed to comprehend your humor. I'm not joking. Ha, ha, ha. Your Republic friends have taken the bait. Send in the destroyers. Incoming! KANAN: Ezra, get back! They're too dangerous. Can't advance with those destroyers up there. There's no way to breach their shields. Look! That crane! I bet we can use it to take out the catwalk. - I'll make a run for it. - We'll draw their attention. There's gonna be a lot of fire. We'll have to be quick. Ezra, move as fast as you can. You can count on me. Ah, the Jedi have split up, as they do 76% of the time. Squad six, advance. Move in! REX: More droids! We've gotta take cover. Hey! (GASPS) (GRUNTS) Hmm, Chop, where've you been? (GRUNTING) How'd you send a distress signal? (GRUNTING) Mmm! I'm kinda in the middle of something. (INSISTENT GRUNTING) Okay, okay! A shuttle! It's a good find, Chop. But we're not leaving without Zeb. So you get it running and I'll get the others. (GRUNTING) Where is that kid? We're gonna get trapped here. We need to move. Now. No, Rex. Wait! You all right? (CHUCKLES) I'm good. Generation one armor always holds up. No ray shields this time. Well, that went just as planned, more or less. - I make a pretty good soldier, huh? - No. A good soldier follows orders. That plan was based on timing and execution. And you took too long! - But Chopper wanted to show me - This is not a game! This is life and death! Every move you make affects the rest of us. If we're gonna survive this, we're gonna do it with strategy and discipline. It's not you. He needs to finish this battle his way. Just like that droid. Rex, get between us! REX: Ezra, incoming! Push and fire, now! (GROANS) It worked! Shield overheated. That droid's too old. Huh. Just like me. You okay? Yeah, I'll be fine. (DOOR OPENS) Well, looks like we win. I disagree, Captain. Rex, no! Don't! We didn't win. These droids are so old, they malfunctioned. If they hadn't, we'd be goners. The boy is correct. The droid army would have prevailed. So, technically, victory is ours. No, it's not! I never really thought about it. I never asked. I know the Jedi were wiped out, the clones were decommissioned, and the droid army was just shut down. The Clone War ended, but why? If none of you won, who did? ZEB: Uh, the Empire. Zeb, that's right! How did you know? Because they're here, and they're about to win again. I've got a new calculation for you. What are the chances your droid army can defeat the Empire? My resources are depleted. However, the droid army is not currently at war with the Galactic Empire. You wanna bet? - Unit B1-268, analyze the threat. - Roger, roger. Move in. (WEAPONS COCKING) Is that what I think it is? Greetings. I am unit B1-268. My commander has sent me - to report your intentions. - Yeah. Clone Wars battle droid. - Surprised its battery hasn't run out. - Um, are we Don't see many of these anymore. Oh, no. And when you do, there's usually a bunch of them. All right, you know the drill. Greetings. (SCREAMING) Oh, my I think we face a common enemy now. Ah, wait a minute! Let him finish, Captain. Clones? Battle droids? You destroyed each other. And when you were both weak enough, the Empire took over. General, what were the Separatists fighting for? According to my programming, freedom from the tyranny of the Republic. Hmm, fighting tyranny. Sounds like the Empire has always been your enemy. You are against the Empire. I am against the Republic. Now the Republic has become the Empire. I accept your logic. - We are on the same side. - Sorry. I guess we are. However, as I stated, my forces are too depleted for me to plan a successful counterattack. Fighting insurmountable odds? We can help you with that. (AGITATED GRUNTING) Yes, Chopper, we know the Empire is here. How's the shuttle coming? Shuttle? What shuttle? The one I tried to tell you about earlier. We have three Sheathipede-class shuttles, but they have no weapons. No, but they can get us outta here. A successful retreat is improbable. The walkers will destroy the ships before they escape the hangar. We don't have the firepower to take on walkers. What about the bombs we came here for? We have no cannon to fire the shells. Otherwise, I would have used them on you. Oh, thanks. - We're running out of time! - REX: Ah, we roll 'em! The proton bombs. We roll 'em across the hangar and into the feet of the walkers. Then we blast 'em! My battle droids are not accurate. However, you are, Master Jedi. I don't understand. My droids will line up and fire at you and your apprentice. You two will then redirect their blaster bolts toward the shells more accurately, thus setting off more targets than my droids could hit alone. Well, this takes trust to a whole new level. (SIGHS) Chopper, get the munitions ready to roll. REX: Ready, Zeb? (SIGHS) One last glorious day in the Grand Army of the Republic. Chopper, have the shuttle ready to go! KANAN: D squad, get ready! I have never attempted such a desperate strategy. That's why we always won. Not always. Hey, guys, focus on the present. Once those shells explode, get to your shuttles. BOTH: Roger, roger. (BEEPING) Now! Fire. This might be our only chance. Get to the ships! I made it! I made it! Aaah! Lead shuttle, bank right! Bank right! We made it! General, do you read us? Affirmative. We have survived the battle. It was not a victory, but a successful strategy nonetheless. No, it was a victory. We all just won the Clone War, and you ended it, Ezra. A galaxy of senators couldn't do that. An army of Jedi, clones and droids couldn't find the middle ground, but you did. Rex, all I did was point out that none of you were meant to win. - You couldn't. - And we needed to hear it. KALANI: Agreed. I am satisfied if you are, Captain. I am. Very good. Now, based upon this battle, I calculate that you have less than a one percent chance of staging a successful rebellion against the Empire, so this is where we must part ways. Roger, roger. I can't imagine fighting that many droids all the time. (CHUCKLES) Well, if you think that was bad, let me tell you about the Battle of Geonosis. HERA: (ON COMLINK) This is Ghost to away team. Spectre-1, are you there? Hera, I was just about to call you. How was your day? We're tracking two shuttles leaving the system. Is everything all right? Did you have trouble securing the bombs? Well, the bad news is, we didn't get the bombs. The good news is, we don't need a pickup because we found a new Phantom. Tell Sabine she's gonna need a paint job.