Narrator: An impenetrable defense.
Separatist ships blockade the resource-rich planet of christophsis,
trapping senator bail organa and his relief effort.
Desperate to aid the esteemed senator,
a republic task force under the command of jedi knight Anakin Skywalker
must break the impasse.
But time runs short for the senator and the good citizens of christophsis.
(Explosions)
Separatist forces have overrun our position
(explosions)
And we are out of food, water and munitions.
Our situation is desperate.
Senator organa?
Senator organa!
General, another cruiser's been hit.
Master Kenobi better get here soon
or this is gonna be one short rescue mission.
The command ship is bearing down on us!
Full fonnard shields! Incoming fire!
This isn't gonna be easy.
Fire all fon/vard cannons, cut off those republic supply ships,
separate them from their escort cruisers.
(Clicking)
I smell fear
(clicking)
And it smells good.
(Beeping)
General, one of the supply ships has been hit.
Over-fire all reactors.
We're gonna blow right past this guy, whoever he is.
General, a republic cruiser is coming out of hyperspace behind us.
Obi-Wan.
Looks like general Skywalker's already engaged the enemy.
That's nothing out of the ordinary.
Especially since I gave him a direct order not to.
The republic ship is not breaking off its attack.
Hold the line. Intensify fonnard deflectors.
- Anakin, I want you to withdraw. - Withd raw?
I brought a new toy that might give us an advantage.
With respect, general, now might not be a bad time to regroup.
Tell the transports to fall back to Obi-Wan's position,
we'll cover their retreat as they escape behind the moon.
I don't like this. I hope Obi-Wan knows what he's doing.
They are escaping. Should we go after them?
No! Our orders are to blockade, not chase.
(Clicking) I have won this round.
Recycle the shields and let the cannons reset to a full charge.
Both: Roger, Roger.
And the enemy will soon return. And when they do,
(clicking excitedly)
We shall be ready.
Well, here I am. Tell me about this new weapon.
- You're looking at it. - I'm looking at what?
Two steps fonnard and you'd actually be kissing it.
(Whirring)
It's a stealth ship.
- Hmm. That's some trick. - Let's hope the separatists think so.
So I assume scanners can't detect it?
As far as we know, but this is the first real field test.
- That's encouraging. - I figured you'd be up to the challenge.
So, I can move in undetected and take them out from behind.
It's a pretty small ship to destroy a whole fleet. Are there more?
No, this is the prototype, and you won't be on the offensive.
I need you to run a mercy mission down to the planet's surface.
The ship can carry enough supplies for senator organa's headquarters.
Oh, I'm still the delivery boy?
We don't need the whole fleet. I can do this myself.
Anakin, slow down and do what I tell you.
It's more important to save lives than destroy ships.
I need you to continue the mercy mission.
(Beeping)
Impossible, it can't be him.
Tell general Skywalker to hold his departure.
Yes, sir.
Thank you for waiting, sir. I'm sorry to hold you up.
No apologies, admiral. What have you got?
Something about this morning's engagement struck me as familiar,
- so I did a bit of research. - And?
I believe the opposing commander is none other than admiral trench.
If I remember my military history,
wasn't he vaporized at the battle of malastare narrows?
That's what I thought, too.
But the tactics employed, the efficiency of the droids' maneuvers,
and then there's this.
The last time I saw that symbol,
well, let's just say I lost a lot of good men that day.
What do I need to know?
I have seen his work firsthand.
A corporate fleet was blockading malastare, a fleet led by trench.
That's why I recognized the tactics.
He tore our ships apart. We barely escaped with our lives.
In the end, a jedi-led task force moved in to settle the matter.
Trench's ship was destroyed and we assumed he went down with it.
- Hmm. Are you sure it's him? - It's possible.
Not every captain goes down with his ship.
Well, we may be in luck then, admiral,
my orders are not to engage trench, just to deliver supplies to senator organa.
With all due respect, general,
I do not believe we will have a choice in the matter.
If it is indeed trench, he will come for us.
I'm volunteering my services as consultant, general.
Welcome aboard.
Hurry up, rookie, we're leaving.
Ct 1284, spark reporting for duty, sir.
We lost one of our starting lineup, kid. You ready to step up and take his place?
Yes, sir, just show me my station.
You'll be sitting right across from me,
where I can keep an eye on you until you're up to speed.
Everyone's on board, we are go.
Dispatch, we are powering up and ready to go.
- Going silent in 10. - Spark: Systems green.
Blackout: Power core steady, pick up your scanning five targets...
- Engage cloaking device. - And 12-1-5.
Doesn't look like they can detect us.
Yes, but if you get any closer they may not need scanners to know we're here.
Relax, admiral. Hey, you wanted to come on this ride.
I cannot calculate why the republic fleet has not launched another attack?
What is the status of the assault on christophsis?
Resistance is crumbling, sir,
I would estimate a half rotation before it is over.
(Clicking pensively)
We need to add some pressure
on those who were sent to rescue our enemies on christophsis.
Hmm. (Chuckling)
Send the hyena bombers to hit senator organa on the surface.
(Clicking)
That should draw those cowards out from behind the moon.
(Pinging)
General, we have incoming bombers with fighter escort.
Enemy ships closing, 15,000, 14,000, 13,000...
What's our defensive capability?
We've got torpedoes and anti-aircraft cannons, sir,
but we'd have to de-cloak to use either.
Yeah, and if they don't know we're here
that would give our position away pretty quickly.
9,000, 8,000...
- Have they detected us? - Can't tell, sir.
If we are going on the offensive we must do it soon!
5,000, 4,000...
Stay cloaked, power everything else down, let her drift.
2,000,
1,000...
- They're going to hit us! - Five hundred!
They missed us. They don't know we're here.
They're heading for bail organa and the command center.
They're going to bomb it!
Sir, we have incoming bombers!
Get me general Kenobi!
We are under attack by the separatist fleet.
They're coming by air and by ground.
We can't hold out any longer. There's little chance for survival.
Help us, general Kenobi, you're our only hope.
Get me Anakin.
Anakin, I've just spoken to the senator,
they're in dire need of our help.
Continue with your mission to the planet's surface.
I will engage trench's fleet with the ships 1 already have.
General Kenobi, with all due respect,
you do not have the resources to engage trench openly.
He wants you to attack, you'll be walking into a trap.
He's right, master, you won't stand a chance.
Anakin, I've got enough problems without you becoming one of them.
Get those supplies to the refugee camp. I'll worry about trench.
- Just stay on course and... - Your tactic won't work.
Prep torpedo tubes one through four. Fix range on trench's command ship.
- Sir? - You heard me, admiral.
- What are you doing? - We need to destroy trench,
and this ship has the best chance of doing that.
- I want those supplies on the surface now. - Don't worry, I'm on it.
Anakin!
The republic fleet is holding position.
This is unusual.
(Clicking)
What can they be planning?
Prepare to de-cloak on my command.
Prep torpedo tubes one through four. Fix range on trench's command ship.
I thought we were on a relief mission.
You'll learn pretty quick that when you serve under general Skywalker
you're always on the offensive. Now get ready to cycle those shields.
You realize our torpedoes may not be enough.
All I want is for trench to think about us instead of the people on the planet below.
It's time to introduce ourselves.
Blackout: Activate the turbo chargers. Release torpedo safety!
- Ready to divert power! - Shield regeneration on standby.
Hmm. (Clicking)
Something odd is going on out there.
Ready torpedoes, lock onto primary target.
Disengage cloaking device.
There! A cloaked ship!
Fire!
- Torpedoes locked and closing. - Activate the shields.
Foolish republic scum.
Your puny torpedoes are no match for my thermo-shields.
Prepare to fire all cannons!
Well, that did little good.
- Re-cloaking in nine, eight... - Fire!
Six, five...
- Pilot, prep the flares. - Too late, general!
Launch flares!
And cloak!
Fire a spread of lasers.
- Incoming! - I see it.
Scans are coming up negative. We missed.
Yes,
(clicking)
But we have learned something.
No clone could successfully fly through that many lasers.
We are dealing with a jedi.
(Clicking)
Patch me into the com channel, open frequency.
(Comm chirping)
What you got, spark?
There's an open communication signal coming from the enemy.
Better tell the general.
Now that they know we are here, what's your plan?
I'll think of something, admiral. In the meantime,
I've got trench right where I want him, thinking about us.
General, there's a transmission on the open frequency, it's the enemy.
Put it through.
(Clicking)
Hello, ugly.
I am admiral trench. (Clicking)
If you are listening, jedi, you've made a bold move
and a grave mistake.
I appreciate your decision to face me, ship to ship, to play this little game.
It's been so long since I had a worthy opponent.
You have an impressive new vessel,
but I warn you, I have dealt with its kind before.
Your technology will not save you.
And your friends on the planet below shall perish as a result of your failure.
The people of christophsis and her resources
(clicking)
Shall join the separatist alliance.
Turn back now, retreat while you can,
forl am your doom.
He said he's dealt with this kind of ship before.
How?
I calculate the jedi will not turn back as you request, admiral.
(Chuckung)
Of course not. I do not expect him to.
He'll attack again. A stealth ship could have passed our blockade easily,
this jedi chose to attack.
Obi-Wan: You were right, admiral,
there are records of trench's battles and a few against ships with cloaking devices.
- And? - It seems, in each case,
he used tracking torpedoes to hit the ship somehow
whether it was cloaked or not.
Then he knows a way of detecting us.
Tracking torpedoes? Hmm.
What class ship was he fighting?
Mostly cruiser to cruiser, nothing as small as your ship.
Well, no ship this small usually has a cloaking device.
Maybe he's tracking the magnetic signature...
Thanks, Obi-Wan. Hold off your attack until we destroy trench.
Might I remind you that this was not your mission?
You might.
Admiral, prepare to disengage cloaking device and fire.
Battle stations!
- Engineering, check. - Navigation, check.
- Guns, check. - Torpedoes, check.
- Shields, check. - Admiral, we are ready and waiting.
Your move, general.
Fire!
There she is!
Re-cloaking in five, four...
Sir, four more republic torpedoes armed and closing.
Lock us onto that ship's magnetic signature.
Magnetic signature locked.
Arm tracking torpedoes and fire on my command.
But, sir, we cannot fire unless we lower our shields.
Lower shields and fire!
Lowering shields.
General, I really hope you know what you're doing.
So do I, admiral.
Tl-99: They are turning around.
General, the cloaking device is active,
but they're locked onto our magnetic signature.
He took the bait. Turn off the cloaking device,
divert all power to the engines.
- Tl-99: He is headed right for us. - He can't! Raise the shields!
We cannot, the shields are still recharging.
- That's the way! Yes! - We did it!
- We made it! - Good job!
I hate to admit it, but good job, Anakin.
We're beginning our attack on the separatist fleet.
Have fun. I'll be delivering the supplies to the surface, master.
General Skywalker, I have no idea how you did it,
but you saved a great many lives today.
Good job, kid. Looks like you're now
- officially part of the crew. - Thanks, commander.
Well, looks like we make a pretty good team.
I must admit, I am a bit surprised at the reckless nature of your tactics,
though I cannot argue with their results.
(Laughing) Well, you'll find I like to do things, uh,
differently from time to time.
Indeed, the chancellor mentioned as much,
though he insisted it was the highest compliment.
English - sdh