On Naboo, the Naboo Royal Security Forces were assembling, and Kray's squad, having received orders long ago, was ready for battle at any moment; after all, they were just a group of robot troops, and they didn't know how many they had eliminated before this.
On Vadir, Commander Kote prepared to fulfill the mutual defense agreement signed at the time; he wanted to rescue Great Master Qui-Gon.
In the Republic, Great Master Qui-Gon and his apprentice had already gone to the blockaded Naboo as Republic ambassadors to discuss the matter.
People were urgently transporting supplies to the hyperion, and as the flagship for this mission, all other ships were vagary frigates and hercules-class transport ship; in order not to expose the ultimate strength of Mandalore, Commander Kote could only send these as the fleet's composition.
Suddenly, Commander Kote remembered some small things in the future.
"Sey, please send all the Clones to the Zanbar System; someone will meet you there." Commander Kote remembered the Jango Fett Clones that were about to appear; he couldn't expose his army, at least not now.
"But they haven't completed all their training; they are not yet complete," Lana Sey explained.
"It doesn't matter anymore; we will handle all subsequent training ourselves." Commander Kote had to hide these small actions; they could not be exposed before the Clone Wars.
"Okay, in that case, we will send them to Zanbar in batches starting now," Lana Sey said.
"I'm troubling you all, but please, absolutely do not expose the existence of these Clones." Commander Kote asked the Kamino people to keep it a secret.
"Our professional ethics are very high; we absolutely will not expose them, rest assured." After speaking, she ended the communication and began to have the Clones board the ships heading to the Zanbar System.
After arranging the situation with the Clones, the next step was to go to Naboo; this was the first time the Sith appeared in public view since the incident on Vadir.
Naboo also sent out a signal for help; after all, the current Republic was not reliable, so it was better to seek help from Mandalore; at least they could send troops to help share the pressure.
Tens of thousands of Mandalore soldiers boarded their respective warships; after all, this was the first large-scale operation other than the Death Watch attacking pirates and some corporations, as only the hyperion was dispatched for the Alaris incident.
"We need... Mandalore... help..." Before Queen Amidala could finish speaking, the signal was interrupted.
"It seems they have cut off Naboo's contact with other planets; now prepare to depart!" Commander Kote looked at the flickering image in front of him and said to Omen beside him.
"Understood, Boss. Now only the Kaili people's landing troops haven't fully boarded; once they are all on board, we can depart." Omen looked at the data for each ship displayed on the datapad in his hand.
As the last Kaili people warrior boarded a Herculean-Class Transport Ship, the hyperion was the first to ascend, followed by other ships from other spaceports.
On Naboo, the Trade Federation's landing forces had already begun to land across the entire planet; the sky was filled with Trade Federation C-9979 landing crafts and Vulture Droidss.
"Captain, should we conduct an aerial strike first or directly evacuate with the Queen?" a Mandalore warrior in Kray's squad asked.
Kray pondered for a moment, "First, ask Queen Amidala; if she gives permission, we will immediately board the viking fighters."
At this moment, Queen Amidala could no longer contact the outside world, and Kray, who had come from the hangar, asked her what she intended to do.
"Your Highness, should we attack the landing vessels?" Kray inquired.
"No, I absolutely forbid actions that would lead to war," Queen Amidala responded.
Kray was also a bit helpless, but after several years on Naboo, he had gotten used to it, so he returned to the hangar to lead his men in evacuation, followed by a platoon of thirty-six people to provide close protection for the Queen, to prevent the Trade Federation from capturing her.
"Take all the equipment with you; don't let the other brothers know that we might actually fail fighting against these tin men!" Kray, as the platoon leader, said to everyone packing their gear.
"Just tin men; at least dozens have died by my hand!" a heavy gunner said mockingly, shouldering his Z-6 rotary blaste cannon.
"Agreed, one EMP and they all go down; they're no match!" The platoon's ammunition specialist laughed, holding an EMP in his hand.
"Don't be careless; hurry to the Queen; they are here now." Kray lowered his rangefinder and saw the increasingly close landing crafts, and the robot army advancing towards Naboo, mixed with ATT tanks.
The robot army ran rampant through the streets of Theed; the residents of Theed completely chose to surrender without resistance; Nute Gunray's shuttle also arrived in Theed Plaza.
By the time Kray led his men there, he saw that the Queen and all the ministers had already surrendered and been captured.
"Fire!" With Kray's command, his Gallar-15 carbine blaster began to fire accurately.
The warriors behind him resolved the battle in just a few seconds, and Gunray heard the commotion and saw that the Queen's escort team had been rescued by a group of Mandalorians.
"Damn it, why are Mandalorians everywhere!" Gunray was furious; after all, his invasion violated the Senate's ruling, and he even dared to kill Jedi, let alone these Mandalorians.
"Send people to get Queen Amidala back for me!" Nute Gunray said to the Commander B1 Battle Droid beside him.
The B1 Battle Droid nodded, "Understood, understood, we will retrieve Queen Amidala." Then more robots appeared from the streets.
Watching the endless B1 Battle Droids, two heavy gunners took positions and fired a volley directly at the B1s.
"Queen Amidala, hurry and leave; they have too many heavy weapons, and we can't deal with them easily; go to the hangar first." Kray quickly made a decision.
"Was it Duke Kote who ordered you to protect me?" At this moment, it was not Padmé but her decoy, Saché, who asked.
Kray nodded, telling them to hurry to the hangar, that they would hold them off here and follow soon.
But Qui-Gon and his two companions, who had come by water, also entered Theed City, wanting to find Queen Amidala, and hearing gunshots, they rushed over.
Seeing the large contingent of Queen Amidala heading towards the hangar, and Kray's platoon covering the rear, it became clear that Commander Kote had anticipated this event and had troops prepared here.
After Kray's platoon eliminated the pursuing soldiers and several ATT tanks, they caught up with the Queen's team and infiltrated the hangar.
"Follow my orders; we'll charge in and eliminate them, then take a ship and leave here for Mandalore." Kray proposed his idea.
"No, we should go to Coruscant." Qui-Gon had a mission to protect the Queen and take her to Coruscant.
"We can only hope that the Congress will stand with us; Senator Palpatine needs your help." Sio Bibble, the Governor of Naboo, also agreed to go to Coruscant.
"Going to Coruscant with just one ship is simply impossible; going to Mandalore, at least you will be protected by Commander Kote." Kray still disagreed with this idea.
However, everyone agreed to leave Naboo first; Kray and his subordinates walked into the hangar, and the robots aimed at Kray, asking his intentions.
But Kray didn't answer; instead, the EMPs they held in their hands dropped.
"It seems you won't have a chance to hear my answer," Kray smiled.
"Arrest them!" As the leading B1 said this and was about to fire, a powerful electromagnetic energy burst forth instantly, and the B1 Battle Droids immediately fell to the ground, unable to move, and were finished off one by one with a shot, also freeing the detained pilots.
Everyone boarded the Naboo Royal Starship, preparing to leave Naboo.
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