The narrative "Waiting" can be found within Star Wars: Clone Wars Adventures Volume 10. The central figure is a clone trooper, positioned at a heavy weapon, anticipating the arrival of a Separatist force within firing distance.
A clone trooper is stationed at a cannon, observing a bridge. He confirms to his superior officer that he is ready and in position for the Separatist droid army's arrival, expected in three hours. Due to a delay in Republic reinforcements, this single trooper represents the sole obstacle for the droids on their path to a nearby mining settlement. As he prepares to fire, a native animal snatches the cannon's rockets and disappears into a burrow. The clone pursues the creature, only to discover the tunnel's instability. The creature escapes, and the clone, holding the rockets, plummets into an underground body of water. In the lake, a large aquatic beast attacks and consumes him, but he detonates an explosive to escape, getting carried away by the current. Spotting a waterfall ahead, he grabs onto a rock, but the same creature reappears and strikes his hands. The trooper falls over the waterfall, landing at the bridge's base just as the Separatists commence their crossing. Reacting swiftly, the clone places the rockets beneath the bridge, swims to safety, and detonates them. The bridge collapses, annihilating the enemy force. Soaked and exhausted, the trooper goes back to his original post, ready to dismantle the cannon and proceed to his next mission. He sighs with a sense of acceptance as the same local creature from earlier dashes by, stealing the cannon, leading to a new pursuit.