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Private Nick
Training; Heavy Weapons
Story one: Fire support Tactics.

Nick Draxen was ready to begin his Heavy weapons part of training. He entered the training area. It  was a large field, covered with grass with trees in the distance. He looked across the field and saw no one present except a glimpse in the corner of his eye. To his right, a large AT-ST was approaching his direction. Quickly, he jumped towards a nearby pile of rocks to avoid detection. He moved his way across the rocks as the AT-ST passed him. As it continued marching across the area, a large blast flew towards the Walker. Bang! The AT-ST Crashed into the ground.

''There you are! Ive been looking for you. That was the last of the droid controlled At-Sts. Now time for  training.'' A man Donned in Armor walked towards Nick. ''Ill be your instructor for today. Youll be learning about heavy weapons; how to use them and when to use them. Remain calm, and victory will be yours.''
He gave Nick a Blaster Rifle, along with some Ion Grenades. ''These, of course are just for your training, and i will require you to return them to me afterwards.''

Nick armed himself with the Rifle, and kept the grenades to his side. ''Awaiting orders, Sir.''

The Instructor then pointed to severely damaged AT-ST just over the hill. ''Take that one out, but be careful of the dangers along the path.'' The Instructor had a weary tone when he said that. Nick did not understand him. How could that old heap of scrap metal be dangerous ? Nick entered the small forestry of trees leading to the damaged walker. As he made his way through, he watched as a blaster bolt almost  caught him in the foot. He looked back up to see a large number of droids charge towards him, aiming directly towards him. Nick hid behind the nearest tree and pulled the trigger of his blaster rifle, but nothing happened. He then looked at the ammo and saw that it was empty. 


''There must be some way i can repel them.'' Nick looked around as he said this, trying to find some sort of help. Then, he saw a Repeating Rifle down the path infront of him. He noticed it before, but didn't think it would be needed. He made a spirited attempt to reach it. The droids, persueing him as he did this, continued to fire at him before he reached the the blaster.. Luckily, their aim wasnt that good as the trees and plants blocked them from gaining clear view.

The upper hand was eventually gained when Nick finally reached the the Blaster rifle.. He realized that it was ready to be used, so he used it. Blowing the group of Droids into small parts which any scavenger would love to have. After a while, the droids were nothing more than a junkyard. Remembering his task, he continued his way to the nearly destroyed walker. One at a time, he hurled grenades onto the AT-ST. The AT-ST eventually gave out and a large explosion was heard as it fall to the ground.

''Target found.'' Nick heard this as mechanical voices were heard near his area. He noticed what had just transpired: By destroying the walker, he allowed the droids to know where he was. '' Alright, now time for the next part. '' The instructor appeared behind Nick, as he was watching Nicks progress in the shadows the whole time.
'' Well, now its time to do some team based tactics. '' The instructer then turned around as another recruit appeared along with him. '' This young man here is going to assist us in the droids termination.'' 

Nick, the unnamed recruit and the Instructor equipped their Blaster Rifles, with real ammo this time. They then took cover along the trees and grass. They were set in a triangular formation, intending to trap the droid squad within their triangle. The droids made their way into the trap, not knowing of what was progressing. They stopped full in their tracks, looking for their targets. Then, hell was unleashed. Both squads exchanged fire. '' Nick, im going to move in close, cover my position.'' The instructor ordered.


The instructor made his way to the back of the droid squad. Nick moved along with him, firing at them to give the instructor a chance. The droids, despite seeming to have no skill, were a bit harder to deal with than the droids from earlier. The instructor reached the back, and decimated them from behind. Nick then moved in, followed by the other trooper. As blasts flew through the air, the droids were no more. 

The trio moved in the open area. '' Nick, that was amazing. I am sure you will be a great soldier one day. Youve passed the tests, good luck in the future.'' Nick thanked the instructor as he left the area, along with the other private.

Nick, tired from his training, departed his weapons and went back to the base.

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PFC Nick Draxen
Paladin Squad
Level Two: Precision Marksmanship
Course: Precision Range Shooting
Course Type: Practical

It was another day of hard work to accomplish skill. At least, thats what Private Draxen had thought the day would turn out to be. He was to start another heavy weapons training exercise. Like all the other days, he knew it wouldn't exactly be a peice of cake(Or a walk in the woods, like in his first task). He did some stretches and exercises while waiting for the training routine to start up.
A voice was then heard through the Comm. ''Greetings, Private. The precision training will now commence. Please grab the blaster pistol to the right of the room and face the window infront of you.''

Nick did what he was instructed to do and aimed the pistol upwards toward the window. Sounds of machines operating began to surface. The window opened up. Through the window, Draxen could see another room with the precision targets being lowered. ''Your task is to shoot through the center of the targets as many times as possible before time runs out.'' -A couple of seconds passed- ''Initiate drill.'' 


A Target quickly appeared in the room. Nick aimed at the first target quickly. It gave him quite a shock at first, causing him to hit the top of it rather than the center. The target then rised up and another one deployed. Nick shot through it, close to the center. This one rised up slower than the other but a new one deployed even quicker. Nick focused his concentration onto the third and shot it in the dead center. Instead of rising up, this one crumbled right to the floor. Nick then realized in order to succeed he would have to destroy the targets, not just shoot them. The first target then deployed back down. Nick aimed at it, still missing the dead center. It raised up slowly, and the second target came down. Nick shot this one and missed once again.  ''Concentrate more. You are getting a good idea of what to do.'' A voice said through the Comlink.

The second target raised up and came back down. This trick didnt confuse Draxen, instead he shot it right through the target center.
''Two down, one to go.'' Nick checked his ammo as the final target came down. It took him a while to notice that. He quickly raised his pistol, concentrated on the tip and the targets center, and pulled the trigger. The final target crashed into the ground.

''Pistol training complete. Rating= 7/10''

Nick proceeded back to the bench possessing weaponry. He placed the blaster pistol down to the ground.

''Next Objective; Destroy the targets using a Blaster Rifle.''

Nick picked up the Rifle and moved back in spot. He wondered how much of a difference it would make if he used a rifle instead of a pistol. He prepared himself as the first target lowed, far in the corner to the side. He failed this time, unable to hit it at that kind of angle and distance. The second one deployed dead ahead of him. He aimed and shot it in the center. A Perfect shot. Two more remained, but they gave him more trouble than ever. The targets took turns confusing him. Nick was getting annoyed but he tried to keep his cool.


After about 7 tries each, he had destroyed them all. Nick was positive that the weapon he decided to use did make a difference. ''I hope the next weapon will be better.'' Nick muttered under his breath. ''Rifle Training complete. Rating= 6/10.''

Nick got the idea this wasnt going to look good on his training reports.
''Final Objective; Destroy the targets using a Sniper Rifle.''
Nick liked the sound of that. He moved back to the bench, laid down his rifle and picked up the sniper rifle. It had a similarity to the previous weapon, except it had a long point and a large targeting scope. Nick kept calm, trying to focus on when the targets would deploy and when he should fire. He put himself back into a proper position, this time leaning the tip of the sniper rifle onto the ledge.

The First target deployed in a flash. Nick fired at it, hitting it in the center. It raised up as a new one deployed. Nick had hit the side of it, near the center but not close enough. It raised up and the final target deployed. Nick fired at it, hitting the center. Strangely, the target he had missed did not lower again. He assumed this was because he hit it close enough, or he only got three tries with a sniper rifle.

'' Sniper training complete. Rating=8.5/10. Total score= 7.5/10''

Nick was proud of how well he did, but he wasnt sure if the calculations were correct, he didnt think it would be wise to question a droids calculations anyway.

'' That is the end of the training course today, Private. You are rated slightly above average.'' You will be contacted later this week to proceed further instructions.''

Nick placed his weapon down at the bench, made a salute to whoever was watching him and left the training area. Nick was proud to have scored such results, but tomorrow was another challenge for him. He went to the Storm platoon base to recieve further instructions.

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Nick Draxen, Private First Class.
Paladin Squad.
Level 3: Weapons and Electronics Repair
Story 1: Small Arms Repair

Here we go.. Nick thought.
The shuttle containing a group of Heavy weapon users touched down near a Military training facility. Waiting for them was an imperial officer, completely uniformed. He seemed new and un experienced , but it was obvious that as an Officer he would have what was required for today’s task. The troopers went down the ramp, being greeted by the imperial.

‘’Hello to you all. I will be overseeing your training for the day. Please listen carefully as I will not repeat myself.’’  The imperial officer said this was a menacing face. He didn’t look experienced but he clearly seemed to have more experience than most people at his age and appearance. Nick nodded as he listened to his words, knowing he would be in a world of pain if he defied his instructions. Maybe he wasn’t that cruel.

The instructor lead them through the facility. It was the same as the previous one but they went through different rooms and hallways. These hallways had been more engineering and technology oriented. More Imperial officers were in this area.  They stopped in a room which was filled with weapons hanging from the wall, with some repair tools and manuals.

‘’Today gentlemen, we will start out with the basics. Meaning, the repairing as small arms weaponry, such as a simple blaster. You will all be tested with more difficulties such as Artillery or advanced military science. Do I believe you with all show great skill and expertise in such a short amount of time ? No, I do not. But I do believe a majority shall understand the principles you will be soon taught. Lets move on, then. Grab a pistol and rifle from the wall.’’ The instructor watched the stormtroopers get what they needed. He waited there until they came back.

Nick and the other members went for a blaster. The pair that  Nick received looked like it had not been used in ages.  ‘’Each of the weapons here are damaged and need maintenance. Now get some tools.’’ The Stormtroopers did as they were told and returned to where they were position. Nick saw that all the weapons were the same, so they probably weren’t going to use a manual for this.

The Imperial officer then gave a tutorial into repairing a weapon. He showed them step by step and used examples as well. The stormtroopers followed his instructions carefully.
Nick was impressed with how he explained it to them. It didn’t quite make perfect sense, however.


Nick watched as he pointed out the key parts of the weapon. ‘’Without knowing certain parts of the weapon, you will be unable to repair it properly. Examine your blasters and repair what needs to be repaired.’’ 


Nick thoroughly searched his blaster for any errors or problems. He found that it wouldn’t fire for some reason and that he had trouble using the trigger. 

Hmm.. Perhaps something is blocking it from inside.. Nick thought as he used one particular tool to allow him to view the internal problem.  It just needed minor repairs in order to fix it completely.

After a while, Nick succeeded in finishing both of his weapons he had been given.

‘’Interesting, Draxen.’’ The imperial said observing his strategy.

‘’Hmm impressive, all of you.’’ He said. ‘’You will be informed shortly on when to return.’’

The stormtroopers  placed their weapons placed in the slots on the wall where they were found. They nodded and saluted to the officer as he had left. The officer returned it to them and proceeded into another area of the facility. Nick guessed they had to find their own way back out, seeing as he had led them in here.

Nicks guess was clearly wrong. He returned towards them, with some droids carrying some holodiscs. The droids handed them out to each of the Stormtrooper. It was basically going to be homework for them. Nick tried not to show a sign of distaste towards it, and gave a smile when he was given one.

‘’All the instructions are in there.’’ The instructor said. ‘’Now, follow me back to your shuttle.’’

He lead them towards the shuttle they arrived in. The ramp was extended and everyone went inside in a single file line. Nick sat down as soon as he got into the shuttle.

‘’Well, this will be fun.’’ Nick let out a slight laugh. The others finally settled in and the shuttle began to start up and ascend.

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Nick Draxen, Lance corporal
Paladin Squad
Level 3: Weapons and electronics repair
Story 3: Military electronics repair

Nick quickly prepares himself for the days training course. He was supposed to go inside of a simulation today. He hoped he would do good, and he didn’t even think of the consequences if he failed. He equipped himself with some imperial shocktrooper armor and went out to the facility. Nick had no time to spare, he wanted to get their right on time before the simulation had started.

Nick quickly jumped into his Clawcraft. He was glad that he had finally found out to pilot it. He was more independent and he would probably get there before the transport containing the others did. This was the case previously. Nick came and left before the transport had even arrived

Nick started his ship and prepared to take off into the air. He watched as the ship began to ascend. He set the coordinates into the Navicomputer. He didn’t bother to check for an ETA. He just set the course to auto pilot and laid back and looked at the view. Tadath was quite an amazing planet. It was the heart of the Stormtrooper corps. Whoever had chosen this location certainly made a good decision.

The Clawcraft began slowing down as it reached its destination. Nick looked around the exterior, the transport was arriving as well.

‘’It seems that they actually beat me there.’’ Nick said. He laughed as the transport touched down.

The Clawcraft also landed down in front of the facility. Nick quickly exited it. He joined the line along with the other stormtroopers. The imperial instructor than began to lead them into the facility. ‘’Right this way.’’

They went down through the same rooms as last time. It was nothing different, except they switched directions and went towards a huge room.

‘’The simulation room.’’ Nick said in awe.

‘’Well, no kidding.’’ One of the troopers in line said.

‘’Okay, troopers. Today we are going to do something a bit different than we have previously done. We are now going to do a simulation. In this simulation, your goal is to roam the battlefield and help repair damaged weapons and tools.’’

The specialists all nodded and saluted. They were all pretty nervous. Nick moved into the interior of the room, waiting for the simulation to begin.

The room began to shift its appearance. The walls morphed into a battlefield which stretched for miles. The ground became stained with bodies and damaged parts.

‘’Woah.’’ Nick said as he observed this new area.

Nick saw fellow stormtroopers charging into the battle. They went for cover and into trenches. Nick looked out towards their destination. It was a battle between the Galactic Empire and the Rebellion. AT-ATs filled the area, ready to slaughter countless rebels.
The rebels also charged at the imperials. Pilots made countless attempts to wrap cables around the legs of the AT-ATs. Of course, it was helpless.

‘’Looks like the rebels have a bit too much technology.’’ Nick said. The rebels he had fought against seemed inexperienced and untrained. These rebels, were a different story.

Nick looked around to see what the other specialists were doing. Some of them were a bit clueless, others went on the repair damaged machinery. Nick looked at a nearby trench. There was something similar to an E-web. It looked completely wrecked, as if a battalion of wookiees had ran into it. 

Nick quickly moved over towards the trench. There were medics trying to help out injured troops. And other troops were firing using the trench as cover.

‘’Lets see what I can do here.’’ Nick said. He took out his fusion cutter and began working on the E-web. The sounds of grenades and mines filled his ears as he tried to repair it. He attached its wires and metal together.

‘’Thats a good start.’’ Nick said.

Nick moved away from the E-Web. One of the troopers in the trench ran towards it and started blasting away.

There was a lot of work to be done. Nick saw a man dressed in uniform inside the trench. By the looks of it, he was the commanding officer. The imperial officer seemed to have problems fixing his comlink. Chances were, it was the officers only communication when he needed reinforcements or gave instructions.

Nick quickly moved towards the officer. He offered to try to fix his comlink.. The imperial handed it to Nick and he began to fix it.

He quickly organized the different chords and energy cells inside of the comlink. He handed It back to the imperial. Nick was sure it should work . All it needed was some work.

Nick hopped out of the trench, looking for something else that needed to be fixed. He saw a sharpshooter taking cover, who seemed to have some trouble firing.

After sprinting towards him, the sniper could tell Nick was there to repair his sniper rifle.
So Nick took the rifle and began working on it. He examined the ammo of the rifle and checked its various parts that allowed it to fire. The sniper seemed to have been jammed. Nick fused the reactor  to bypass the jam. The energy beam then started to spark, signaling its completion. Nick handed the rifle to the sniper and he managed to take a couple of shots before being shot down by an enemy turret. Nick and the other specialists backed away as everything in the area began to fade.

The battle had morphed back into the simulation room. The troopers moved out of the center of the area and returned to the imperial instructor, who was standing on the outside.

‘’Excellent work. I see you managed not to be blown to bits.’’ He laughed.

‘’Yeah well, it wasn’t exactly a piece of cake.’’ Nick added.

‘’The point is, you did what you were told to do. Repair as much as you could. Splendid work, gentlemen.’’

The imperial officer nodded to the team. Nick sighed as he wondered what would be next in store for him.

As usual, they exited the training facility and went into their ships. They ascended into the sky and jetted off into the horizon.

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Nick Draxen, Lance corporal
Paladin Squad
Level 4: Weapons Systems
Story 2: integrated combined arms Fire control Placement.

Nick and the other heavy troopers exited the ramp of the shuttle. Nick was glad to be back for another set of training. He got to meet with Zen and Heath, his partners from the previous training course. They were quite a team and they hoped they would be together in battle once again.. There were about twelve. soldiers in total who were present.  Nick had gotten acquainted with the other nine.

‘’Hey, wheres the instructor ?’’  Said one of the specialists.

He was nowhere to be seen. He was usually there, waiting for them. This time, it was totally different. It surprised them more than it should. He was usually there on time.

‘’I fooled you, didn’t I ?’’  A voice came from behind them.

The last trooper was leaving the ship. He took off his helmet, revealing his familiar face.

‘’Its been a while since ive been in one of these.’’ Said the instructor, tapping at his armor.

Usually, he was in his imperial officer uniform. Today, he looked just like them. If they did not know him, he would have looked like a new recruit.

‘’This way, gentlemen.’’ He lead the troops away from the training center and towards the hill.

There were armaments scattered around the field. It reminded Nick of the simulations they were in during their last training session as well as the one before that. Unlike them, this field wasn’t covered with bodies. They approached a crate placed in the field. Inside of it, were weapons Nick had not seen before.

‘’Today we are going to be working on Integrated Combine arms, ICA. The art of two weapons.  As you can see, these weapons seem a bit different than what you are accustomed to. Everyone, take out a weapon, along with two sidearms.

Nick reached into the crate. He equipped himself with the Dc-17M Interchangeable combat system along with two Standard blaster pistols.

‘’The DC-17 Combat system is a three way wrecking ball. It specializes in standard assault, tactical sniper, as well as anti-armor weaponry. Its Anti-Armor use can not be stretched too far, however. ‘’

Nick swiped the two sidearms to his belt and held the DC-17.
If they were going to use these, that would mean that He and the other specialists were in for quite a day.

In the near distance, they could see 4 armoured droids heading towards them.

‘’Task one, Switch to Anti-Armor. Then take them out.’’

‘’Sir, wouldn’t it be wise to do something easier first ?’’ Zen suggested.

‘’Sometimes, you have to run before you can walk.’’ The instructor said.

The troopers shifted their combat systems into what looked like Anti-Armor mode. They took cover among the hills, evading fire. Nick, Zen and Heath drove out of cover at the same time and quickly shot down the two of them.

‘’Excellent work.’’ The instructor said.

The problem was the Dc-17m had some problems when it came to ‘’reloading’’ in Anti-Armor mode.

‘’A little bit of help would be nice.’’ Nick said impatiently.

The droids were getting closer to his position. Their blasts became more accurate as they approached. The trio switched there weapons to Standard form and tried to attack the other two. It came to no effect.

‘’Heath, Be careful!’’ Nick said.

Heath slammed into the ground, injured.

‘’Uh-Oh’’ Zen said.

The other Stormtroopers came out of hiding and blasted at the droids in Anti-Armor mode. Finally, they crumbled into the floor. The troops then paid their attention to Heath. Nick was ravaged to see his friend in such pain. He had not felt so worried in a very long time. He hoped he wasn’t the only one who felt this way. He had stronger feelings and emotions than some people.

‘’He will be fine, their blasters are not designed to kill, nor to fatally wound.’’ The instructor claimed.

Next came a small platoon of 17 droids. They weren’t heavily armored like the previous ones. They had standard Blaster rifles. Aside from their numbers, it would be a piece of cake. They were wrong. Nick almost thought he was drunk on corellian alcohol. Their shots were nearly ineffective

The droids were smarter and more tactically advanced than they had thought they were.

‘’Take cover everyone!’’ Nick yelled.

The troopers hid along the tall grass and the  hills. They were in prone and tried to get clear shots of their targets. They would need a lot of aiming precision. This was a bit easier when they noticed that the Dc-17 was lighter than most weapons. 

Heath, who was still unable to fight, pointed at the side of the hill. The droids were trying to flank them.

‘’Ive got it.’’ Nick said, switching to Sniper mode.

There were about 5 droids trying to flank them. They were easy to pick and shoot down. Nick feared more would be on their way. Nick switched back to standard and continued the fight. They needed a way to destroy them and they needed it quickly.

‘’Heres a tip. Some of you be in standard mode, others in Anti-Armor and others in Sniper.’’ The instructor suggested.

Nick could not believe he had not thought of that before. Nick switched to Sniper mode and shot down the approaching enemies from afar before they had the chance to even be in attack range. Nick turned and saw others in Anti-Armor or standard mode. It was a plan that seemed to be working.

The droid forces were being taken down easier than they were before. The best guess was that they had on slight armor, which was not harmed by standard fire alone.

The instructor observed the area, seeing the destroyed droids on the ground.

‘’Nice job, everyone. You used a mix of weapons in order to damage the enemy effectively. Excellent job, that’s what it is all about. Know that if you can do it in squads, then you can do it alone.’’  He smiled as he spoke.

Everybody was glad to know that they were safe. Nick was worried about Heath. He knew that he would make it his best interest in making sure he was okay once they arrived back.

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Lance Corporal Nick Draxen
Paladin Squad.
Level five: Light Squad Support Weapons Certification Exam
Story one: Imperial, A280 Armor Piercing Blaster

Nick Draxen entered the training area, wearing Shock trooper armor. He was proud of himself for his advancement into the certified levels. He knew that they would be hard, but that was one thing in which he had always enjoyed. Well, the second thing he always enjoyed, next to a good corellian whiskey. 

As he entered the training grounds, he saw a man near a weapon rack. He looked like he was high ranking and a professional, with scars going across his face.

This will definitely be hard. Nick thought.

‘’Greetings, Lance Corporal. Congratulations on making it this far. Be warned, these next levels of training will NOT be easy.’’ The veteran-instructor said.

Nick nodded. He knew what was coming. He made his own choices, and was proud of it. 
His mechanical arm in a way, was an example of one of his choices. Obviously, everything he did during these training routines would matter more than anything.

The instructor handed Draxen a BlasTech A280 Armor Piercing Blaster. This would be easier than he thought, at least temporarily. He had purchased this weapon a while back. It was pretty good firepower to have on your side. It would probably give an advantage in what was to come.

‘’For this course, you will be going into a tunnel. The tunnel has heavily armored droids, designed to kill.’’

Nicks heart felt like it was running away from him.

‘’Hmm. Give me one fact about this weapon.’’ The instructor requested.

‘’Well, I know that it is powerful enough to blast through an armored stormtrooper, quite devastating.’’ Nick said.

‘’Indeed it is. Now, go through that door, you will be observed as you proceed.’’

Nick saluted to the instructor and went through the door. He would probably be facing his doom. The reality was nothing like what he thought it would be.

The ‘tunnel’ was just a long band of hallways, with objects usable for cover.

‘’Well, this is rich.’’ Nick said. He was trying to look on the bright side of things.

The amusement stopped when he saw about seven B1 battle droids heading his way. His first challenge in the tunnel, was surely one of the most difficult.

Nick, BlasTech A280 Armor Piercing Blaster in hand, dived towards cover. He started firing at the droids from behind a table-shaped object. The blaster bolts slammed into the first two, ripping into the hard armor and causing them to explode.

‘’ Woah, this thing packs a punch.’’ Nick said, firing at two more. The remaining droids continued to come towards him, firing. He wished they could feel true pain, because they were beginning to annoy him.

The BlasTech A280 Armor Piercing Blaster was perfect at this type of range. It performed at the height of its power in medium range. The droids were being split in half, literally. Draxen kind of thought he was cheating, because he had used this weapon before. 

After the last few droids were taken care of, he continued down the tunnel. More droids. Luckily, they were turned the other way when Nick began to unleash blasts at them, destroying five. The remaining six, were a bit more alert. They turned to Nick and another firefight ensued .

Uh oh. Nick thought.

There was nowhere to take cover which was close enough for him to make. He ran into the door nearby. Inside of it was nearly empty, with only a desk inside it. Nick was clearly meant to come in here and use this desk for cover, so he did.

The droids stormed into the room, not knowing his location within. Nick jumped out of cover and fired, unleashing a barrage towards them. The blasts rammed through them all and turned them into scraps. It was a shame he wouldn’t be able to take them.

Nick checked his ammo, like he always did. He chose the smartest and strategic times to reload. He bolted out of the room, running over the droid parts which piled onto the ground. His task was pretty difficult but his proficiency with the A280 was ensuring his safety.

Draxen eventually found himself in a large room which was full of deactivated super battle droids.

‘’Uh oh.’’

Infront of him, three of B2 super battle droids immediately stood up and aimed their blaster-enhanced fists at him. Nick quickly ducked and rolled behind a column of droids. The other droids were enough of a problem. Could he really handle these guys ?

The tri-shots nearly left a large chunk in Nicks head. That was close. He thought.

He heard the footsteps of each droid. About two were going on his right, and one was on his left. He got an idea, charging towards the left. The droid saw him, and before it could move, dozens of blasts slammed into its armor which completely cripped it. Nick let out a sigh of relief.

The sound of the attack alerted the other two droids. Nick fired at them, using the deactivated droids as cover. Nick let out quite a bit of his ammunition on them. None the less, they were all destroyed.

‘’That was harder than I thought.. Hope the other exams aren’t as hard.’’

Nick went through another door. As he did so, he came face to face with the instructor once again.

‘’Excellent job!! You handled that well. Your survival itself shows your expertise. Congratulations, prepare to be contacted soon.’’

A smile appeared on Nicks face. The Lance corporal gave a salute to the instructor, placed the weapon on a rack and exited the training facility. He knew it well enough to be able to navigate it on his own.

COMMENTS: Good work. I like the added touch of droids! As a side note I think some of those models are long since outdated but that isnt to say that academy wouldnt have them on hand.