
Later, Ponds was a commander in the Battle of Malastare. Mace Windu, Ponds and two other troopers wake the Zillo Beast Once they did, they confronted the Sith Lord Count Dooku, and the three were Force shoved into the ship, and it fell into the lava, but the three were able to pilot it and save Kenobi and Windu and then Skywalker, Tano, and Amidala. Ponds joined Cody and Rex to get back to the Twilight. Ponds served Mace Windu shortly after retaking Juma 9 by going to Behpour to stop a project from destroying Naboo's sun. The Republic then recaptured the station. He fought his way through the station's outer levels and made it to a large, open rotunda, were Plo Koon and Obi-Wan Kenobi. Ponds later partook in a rescue mission on the mining station of Juma 9. "Definitely you." ―Cody and Ponds at a ray shield switch on Juma 9 Ponds helps secure the arrest of Wat Tambor and joins Windu at the celebration at Lessu. As soon as Windu is discovered, the battle droids attack, and Razor and Stak put up the bridge, and the siege begins. Windu, Stak, and Razor sneak into an MTT to get across the bridge as Ponds and Syndulla ready the troops. Syndulla makes negotiations with Senator Orn Free Taa, and soon the Twi'lek freedom fighters help the Republic. Outside one city, Ponds sees Hyena Bombers bomb the whole city, and Ponds immediately contacts Windu, who is settling compromise with Windu. Ponds and Windu then take Lightning Squadron's AT-RTs to take out the AATs and remaining droids.Īs Windu and trooper Razor and Stak go to confront Cham Syndulla for his help to destroy the droid forces and retake Ryloth, Ponds is left with the rest of the troops to secure cities. Ponds calls out Lightning Squadron, and Windu uses the Force to send the AT-TE down and unblock the pass.

As Ponds and Windu lead AT-TEs across the defenses, AATs shoot the front AT-TE and trap the rest in and are ready to box them in. After Kenobi and his troopers freed the Twi'leks and freed the city of Nabat, a key city to take Lessu, Windu and his forces land as Kenobi and his forces take more cities. Ponds and Windu had been stuck in the sky and awaited as Kenobi and some troopers of the 212th Attack Battalion took out the ground cannons firing at the cruisers. One of Ponds' few action missions with Mace Windu was to take the capital city of Ryloth, Lessu. "I want Lightning up here NOW!" ―Mace Windu and Ponds during the Battle of Ryloth " Commander, bring up the Lightning Squadron!"
