As the Geth suddenly arrived on Scipio aboard Republic warships, brazenly launching an Orbital Bombardment and landing troops, the Scipio vault was a scene of frantic activity.
"Quick! Pack everything up!" Core Five One directed the loading droids to move everything from the vault onto the ships.
"Roger roger!" The B-1 loader droids mechanically carried crate after crate aboard.
"No, idiot! Don't move those credit ingots! That cash is heavy and worthless! Load the client data disks! Load the jewelry and bonds!" Core Five Two slapped a B-1 droid's head, spinning it around 360 degrees.
"Roger roger!"
"Don't forget to destroy the accounts concerning our support for Count Dooku," Core Five Three reminded them.
"Yes, and the subsidies deposited into our private accounts need to be erased from the records as well. At a time like this, there's no need to falsify anything. Just burn it all," Core Five Four said.
"Roger roger!" The B-1 droids agreed readily, though no one knew how much they had actually understood.
"What about the Geth? How are they doing?" Core Five Five asked.
"They've advanced to within 170 kilometers of the capital! Forget those terrifying killing machines! Count Dooku actually created something like this. He's completely insane!" One's expression was grim.
"But Makito is precisely where the Geth rampage has been at its worst!" Three said uneasily.
"We have no choice. Preserving our power is better than staying on Scipio and taking Rush Clovis's abuse." One shook his head. "At least San Hill still needs us to authorize him to remain co-chairman of the InterGalactic Banking Clan."
The others nodded solemnly.
One walked over to a control console on the other side of the vault and turned to the others. "That should be enough. If we wait any longer, the Republic Fleet will