The Galactic Republic reacted immediately. Master Windu dispatched Master Kit Fisto once more to lead Clone Army reinforcements to Mon Calamari.
However, the most pressing problem facing the Galactic Republic was that Mon Calamari was not far from Raxus Planet, the core of the Confederacy of Independent Systems. In other words, it was effectively an enclave deep within Separatist territory.
There was only one unstable hyperspace route leading to Mon Calamari. As a result, the reinforcements Master Kit Fisto could bring consisted of only one Acclamator-class assault ship and one Clone legion.
Although an Acclamator-class assault ship could carry 16,000 soldiers, combat on Mon Calamari required a large quantity of underwater equipment. Even with only a little over 9,000 troops in one legion, the ship was packed to the brim.
This clone force was the Galactic Republic's specialized underwater combat unit—the SCUBA troops. They had always been led by Master Kit Fisto, while their commander was the clone designated CS-1223, Monnk.
Anakin Skywalker brought Padmé Amidala back aboard the Consular-class cruiser he had arrived in and said to Rock Johnson, the droid piloting the ship, "Johnson, protect Padmé. A civil war may be about to break out. I have to help the Mon Calamari!"
"No!" Padmé shook off Anakin's hand. "I can do something too! I can help the Mon Calamari stabilize the unrest in the Senate."
"I think Senator Amidala can indeed do that," Ahsoka Tano said.
Anakin Skywalker sighed. "All right, but be careful! Ahsoka, you and Johnson must not leave Padmé's side for even a moment! Johnson, put on your underwater gear."
Rock Johnson nodded, went to the ship's cargo hold, and fitted himself with a set of underwater combat equipment. It included two compact turbine engines, buoyancy reserves, and an underwater blaster machine gun. Equipped like