Light speed travel in a venator class destroyer.
"War , that's what we were made for, a jedi came to a planet of cloners, a decade ago and ordered an army" I mused to myself silently as my brothers chatted nervously between each other as I stared at the blur of stars whizzing by.
"Hey Sergeant 4741 whatcha thinking about? Is it by chance the fact we're soon to be at war?" Asked someone from behind me.
"No ,we were made for war. I'm more thinking about how that jedi was so surprised about us ." I answered .
" finding out an army was ordered on the republic's behalf via one of their own must have really caught Him off guard ." I continued .
"Who wouldn't be surprised by that !" he chuckled amusedly
"If I knew , i'd tell you " I responded with my Chuckle
The room fell into a brief silence. Nervous tension slowly growing thicker
" I gotta ask sergeant, What do you think it will be like ?... Yah know out on the field " he asked with a nervousness that was poorly veiled
"I don't know brother" I responded to him genuinely after a minute of pause. "Hopefully like the simulations, but well I doubt they'll have us perfectly ready." I continued.
The room fell into a brief tense silence, I turned to him, it was my corporal, CT-5460
"I must Apologize corporal, I will be returning to my dorm " I said , we both knew I was just trying too get out of the rooms tense atmosphere.
"I'll tag along then, there's a mess hall along that way. " He replied.
(3rd person pov)
They turned to the door and walked out, the hallway was no less quiet, it was the constant buzz of people roaming the halls of the venator, after some time walking the halls they turned into a hallway, entered an elevator and then 5460 hit the button. The elevator ride was brief but far more silent,awkwardly silent.
When the elevator ride ended CT- 4741 exited the elevator and gave 5460 a brief see you later .
CT-4741 continued his stroll through the halls of the star destroyer, his mind racing with thought about the soon to be war , a voice echoed over the spaceship's speaker system "ETA of arrival at Geonosis in 48 hours. "
The only way to tell CT-4741 heard the announcement was with a brief and simple hum of acknowledgement as he continued through the hall .
The soldier entered his dorm and walked over too a desk in the corner of the room and he sat down at the chair
(First pov)
I grabbed the data-pad from my drawer and held it thoughtfully," what should I do?" I softly murmured to myself my hands rhythmicly tapped against the data-pad "I should... I should " minutes passed, I was stuck on what to do. "I should research the planet geonosis, alongside Geonosians and their battle tactics." I exclaimed with a hint of exasperation too myself
"A Winged semi-sentinent Insectoids." I wrote. "Barbaric" I murmured too myself "they are a barbarian culture" I wrote in a note entry .
"They live underground because of harsh solar rays and sandstorms," I continued .
My hands continued glided across the key pad of the data-pad to search for the geonosians tactics , I didn't find anything.
"They probably use gorilla tactics, with a focus on ambushing from the air. Presumably because of weak physical strength." I finished before sending the note entry to my lieutenant and my squad.
I leaned back into the chair and let out a sigh .
"Yeah I should go to sleep ." I murmured too myself .
I rose too my feet and strolled over to bed, I laid down, I couldn't sleep, my mind spun with worries and fears of the war too come .