Fives and Hardcase use the surrounding vegetation to sneak over the fence guarding the airbase. They narrowly avoid making too much noise and drawing attention to themselves when a curious banshee flutters past them, but Hardcase is able to silence the beast not with a blaster shot, but by spearing it with his ascension hook.

Fives and Hardcase find two unattended Umbaran starfighters and activate their high-tech touch-sensitive cockpits. The anti-gravity vessels spin around, barely under control, as the clones steal them from the airbase.

Fives and Hardcase are able to bring the fighters under enough control that they pilot them into the gorge and blast the MHCs. With the heavy artillery eliminated the clones are able to press forward and capture the airbase. Even Krell is impressed by this fortunate victory.