#ahsoka and the 501st

[saggitary]

Clones and Chaperoning

Ahsoka often stays at the barracks late into the night when they are on shore leave playing cards or just having fun with her men and has to catch a taxi back to the Temple. One day she makes an offhand comment about how some of the drivers can give off really bad vibes or are just kind of creepy but that’s the only way she can get home before curfew.

The 501st immediately has a brain reset because they are suddenly reminded that their commander is a 15 year old girl, even if she’s a highly capable warrior, and they internally panic.

Rex, Jesse, and Echo are quick to start stepping up to volunteer to chaperone her back to the temple, Ahsoka is a little confused at their sudden insistence but she doesn’t mind the company. It quickly becomes a coveted job in the 501st to chaperone their commander back to the Temple, the rivalry gets bad enough that they have to implement a rotating queue of who gets the job.

Everything is going quite smoothly until one night Rex goes out to see Commander Cody climbing into the speeder with Ahsoka and gets flipped off by his older brother.

The 501st declares war in the 212th shortly after.

[aspenstarflare]

Anakin on a hologram meeting with the Jedi council while on route to Coruscant after a long campaign:

Anakin clearly exhausted but sitting through the meeting: Yes Masters.

Mace: Skywalker, where is your padawan? She needs to give her report.

Anakin: She’s currently at the medbay, she was injur-

Echo bursting into the room: General! The Commander! She-

Anakin: [Let’s out the most exhausted sigh he’s let out on this whole meeting] She escaped the Medbay?

Echo: Yes general. Kix is leading the torrent to catch her. We could really use your help.

Obi-Wan: Seriously Anakin-

Rex: With all due respect General, Commander Cody himself tells me that you are worse.

Council: . . .

[Loud fighting noises are heard from outside, the sound of things falling over and stun bolt shots and lightsabers are heard]

Ahsoka clearly drugged yelling so loudly they hear it in the hologram room: KIX HAS MORE IMPORTANT PATIENTS! ITS JUST A FEW BLASTER BOLT WOUNDS! YOU’RE NOT TAKING ME ALIVE!!!!

Echo: That’s my cue to go leave. [Runs out of the room setting his gun to stun]

Anakin and Rex: We’re coming with you. [Follows Echo]

Council: [Concerned glances to one other]

[totes-tubulardude]

I was having some post Padawan Lost and Wookie Hunt feels so I decided to give a lil snippet from the after math in my au :)

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Ahsoka felt Fives’ bright and ecstatic presence before she saw him. By the time he shoved through the blast doors to the hangar he already had to duck to avoid the ceiling. Upon laying eyes on her he let out a cheer and charged towards her.

With each step he seemed to grow taller until he was right in front of her. He crashed down to his knees to hug her, lifting her off the ground completely. 

She let out a breathless laugh as he squeezed her, she was grateful for the pain medication the Jedi healers had given her for her bruised ribs and claw marks.

“You scared the osik out of us commander.” He told her. “If you ever do that again I swear to the Maker.” 

Ahsoka huffed a laugh as she wrapped her arms around his neck.

“I don’t plan on it any time soon.”

“Alright, Fives let her down so the rest of us can see her.” Jesse barked.

Fives lifted one hand to flip his brother off but gently set her back down onto the floor. She was quickly swept up into another embrace by the scout. Over Jesse’s shoulder she saw that Rex had taken up a place beside her master. He was standing formally but had a small smile on his face as he watched her. She also noted that he was currently a couple inches taller than Anakin. 

Fives hadn’t regained enough control to fully shrink back down to his regular size so he stayed seated on the floor as she recounted what had happened to her. 

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Ahsoka followed Rex to his office and private bunk, occasionally stopping to greet a trooper as they went. The force rang with happiness and relief throughout the barracks, they really had missed her after she’d been taken. That knowledge made her warm inside. 

Rex palmed the door open, quickly shucking off his vambraces and chestplate as she leaned out to wave to Ridge. 

As soon as she stepped into the room and shut the door, she was swiftly swept up into another embrace. The sound of a desk sliding across the floor and the clang of something heavy hitting the durasteel wall filled the room as Rex’s oversized knees shoved furniture out of the way. One arm supported her while his other hand was wrapped around her middle as he clutched her to his chest. Only now did she see how tightly he’d been keeping his emotions under control seeing as he was large enough to completely fill the room now that they were alone. 

She flung her arms across his chest. 

“I’m alright Rex, I’m here.”

She felt his head shake next to her. 

“We looked for you for days vod’ika, but all we found were your kriffing lightsabers. We didn’t know where you were or what had happened or if you were even still…” his voice faltered and his hand around her clenched. 

She pushed back enough to see his face. 

“I survived. Thanks to Anakin and to you all, if you hadn’t trained with me as much as you all have, I don’t think I would have made it. But I did and I helped two other padawans make it home to.” Ahsoka attempted to keep her face straight as Kalifah’s face flashed to the front of her mind. “So thank you Rex, for all you’ve done for me.”

The captains force signature sang as he tucked her back against his shoulder.

Ahsoka let the the warmth around her seep into her mind and calm her, the part of her brain that had been on survival mode finally relaxed and a bone-deep tired took its place. 

“Are you going to let go anytime soon?” She asked around a yawn.

“No.” Rex answered. “Not after that karkshow.”

“Good because I think I’m too tired to stand.”

His chuckle rumbled through her whole body. 

Slowly the ache in her middle began to make itself present again. She winced when Rex’s thumb ran over her side, right over a couple of claw marks courtesy of the trandoshans. 

He must have felt her tense because his grip quickly loosened. 

“Are you alright?” He asked, pulling her back a little bit. 

“I’m fine, just a few parting gifts from the Trandoshians.” She told him with a sheepish smile. 

His Force signature flashed with rage as he carefully set her back down onto the floor. When she stumbled he was quick to fit his hand back around her middle to keep her upright. 

“What happened?” He asked.

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Mando’a trans:

Vod’ika: little sibling

[crashlanding-skywalker]

Ahsoka is the type to bring up her friends when it's barely relevant

[firefly-fez]

okay but now that it’s been confirmed that omega likes hearing adventure stories just imagine her begging echo for stories about Commander Tano of the 501st. I bet Omega would love hearing stories about Commander Tano. Echo gets in trouble for telling Omega about the rescue op in the Citadel because “Maybe you stick to stories where your Commander was following orders, Echo” And Echo is like, of course. Yes, yes. Following orders. Let’s see…. *bluescreens*

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‼️‼️AHSOKA EP 5 SPOILERS‼️‼️‼️‼️

You have been warned

I have WAYYY too many feelings about this episode. Like omg??

I will try to make this as comprehensible as possible but it’s 11:30 and I’ve been up since 6 and I’m REALLY EXCITED

Okay RAPID FIRE

Huyang holding Sabines helmet was so sad and it felt like he was kind of mourning her and I swear I almost cried

(Technically last episode) Hera getting there BARELY too late made me so sad

THE WHOLE AHSOKA AND ANAKIN THING

THE BANTER “You look the same” “You look old” “Well that happens”

I LOVE THEMMMMM

Them fighting, Anakin sending her back to their first battle to go through everything

ALL THE CLONES

HER HOLDING THE HAND OF THE CLONE AND HIM HOLDING HER HAND BACK

I saw Rex in the corner of the screen and I was like OH MY GOD ITS REX LET HIM TALK PLEASEEEEE

I retained very little of that scene I was so focused on Rex

He had like 5 words BUT HE TALKED

HE DID IT

He didn’t take his helmet off BUT WE HEARD HIM TALK TO AHSOKA

AND IN THE CREDITS IT WAS CAPTAIN/COMMANDER REX

I actually had such an emotionally reaction to him being called commander. I was for a week but IT STILL HAPPENED

And most importantly Temuera Morrison as Rex FINALLY 😭

I CANNOT get over how young she looks. Like obviously we could tell in the animation in the first few seasons that she was young but she looked soooo much younger live action Mandolore compared to animated Mandolore. It hurt me. She’s so young.

AND THE FACT THAT WE GOT TO SEE LIVE ACTION MANDOLORE AND AHSOKA DESTORYING GROWN WARRIORS AT 17 😭😭

I love her

And the young Ahsoka actress (Ariana Greenblatt) was amazing all the love in the world to her ❤️❤️

THE FUCKING

SWITCHES

BETWEEN ANAKIN AND VADER

THAT LOOKED SO COOL

AND TERRIFYING

And Jacen. Being able to hear Ahsoka fighting??? AMAZING

The fact that Jacen saved her? I will never get over that.

BUT AHSOKA BEING UPSET THAT ANAKIN IS COMPARING HER TO HIM BECAUSE LOOK HOW HE TURNED OUT AND THEN HER HAVING THE YELLOW EYES??? AHHH

I can’t be 100% sure but I’m pretty sure the way she defeated Anakin is very similar to how she defeated the inquisitor in Tales of the Jedi. I could be reaching tho idk

And I have to mention it. Ahsoka without the headband in live action was a massive jump scare. I made like an actual noise and recoiled a bit lmao 😭😭

But her being like Jacen is here?? And the way he ran up to her and hugged her and she hugged him back you KNOW she’s auntie Ahsoka. She spent enough time around that kid to be that cool aunt that’s also a Jedi.

Her being ohhhh you heard me fighting huh? I know she already knew he was force sensitive (I mean come on he’s Kanans son) it she was like 😏😌😃

ALSO THAT KANAN FULL NAME DROP. I LOVE IT. THANK YOU

So the New Republic is like “yo you did a bad thing we’re coming to pick you up” and Hera’s like “aw shit really?”

Then AHSOKAS like “hey what if we used the thing that Ezra used to get IN THIS SITUATION IN THE FIRST PLACE” amd Hera’s like “damn u right” so Ahsoka does her Jedi communication thing

AND JUST GOES IN THE MOUTH OF THE SPACE WHALE??? CAUSE WHY NOT I GUESS???

But yea

I love Carson with my whole heart he is everything to me

He’s like “I’m so ducking done with this but I know it’s the right thing so imma lie even tho I might get fired. Cause this new gov is kiiinda bs but it’s still okay. U go Hera u got this and I’ll always back u up” AND I LOVE THAT ABOUT HIM!! I love Ahsoka but he’s #2 especially in this episode

So he’s like “lol look I wasn’t lying”

And I just have one lil question.

What happened to that whole thing where the purrgil were ship destroyers? Like that’s their whole introduction was in Rebels where everyone’s like “These things are dangerous they just wander and destroy ships don’t go near them that’s all they do”

And then Ezra (I think I don’t exactly remember) is like “actually they’re pretty smart. Also they use hidden hyperspace lanes to travel. So they’re actually pretty cool” and THAT was just a thing in like season 2 or something wayyy before the finale.

But now they’re just weaving their way through the ships??

I guess you could argue that Ahsoka was like “hey could you not” and/or the captains were moving the ships around the purrgil but still they’re known to be super destructive even if the ships try to avoid them?

Idk whatever not that important

I CANNOT PHYSICALLY WAIT FOR NEXT WEEK IM SO HYPED THIS WAS DEFINITELY THE BEST EPISODE SO FAR

I can’t wait to get an update on Sabine thooo

WE STILL HAVE 3 EPISODES LEFT THO THEY BETTER NOT DO THE FINALE EPISODE FLOP THAT KEEPS HAPPENING.

I SWEAR.

Anyways overall amazing episode I love seeing Ahsoka and Anakin banter and also fight and Jacen being force sensitive and Huyang and Carson AND HERA OF COURSE!! LOVE HER

Can’t wait for next week aaaaaaa

[secretly-a-trekkie]

they deserved a beach episode

[stealingpotatoes]

do you have any clone related headcannons/aus? Personally I love the 501 bc they collectively have 1 brain cell and it’s passed between Ahsoka, Rex, and Echo (anakin’s never seen it)

huge agree, but I think the 212 looks after the braincell for them most the time

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[fellthemarvelous]

As a Jedi, Ahsoka wore the colors of the Republic.

After leaving the Jedi Order, Ahsoka wore the colors of the 501st (even her Mandalorian armor matched).

[the-book-of-captain-rex]

The War Is Not Over 

captain rex  👑

art : @5healthMONO

[sokadraws]

I drew this almost two months ago but I have nothing more to post🥲

[saggitary]

For the wip game I am very curious about hair = sleep 👀

Tehe ok so I had the funny realization that Fives and Echo are the only ones in the group of seven of Rex, Hardcase, Kix, Jesse, Fives, Echo, and Ahsoka, that have hair. Like yes Rex and Kix have buzzed hair but not like hair hair. And I’ve always been a sucker for playing with a persons hair

Soooo I have a lil WIP of Ahsoka playing with Fives hair while she works on reports and he plays (loses) sabacc in the barracks. And he falls asleep on her. And Ahsoka realizes this new super power.

It’s basically another excuse to right straight up FLUFF

I have a beautiful mental image of Echo and Fives falling asleep on with side of Ahsoka while she plays with their hair ajsbskahdb

[aspenstarflare]

Time for more Clone wars Head Cannon time:

-The 501st and 212th defiantly have bets against each other of the state of Anakin and Padmé’s relationship but also Obi-Wan and Cody’s. Ahsoka, Rex, Waxer, and Boil organizing these bets whenever the two legions are together (of course under the noses, of General Skywalker, General Kenobi, and Commander Cody).

-Kix sleeps literally with one eye open, due to his Jedi trying to escape the medbay every time he falls asleep. Every time he drags them back to bed he always mutters something along the line of “stupid self sacrificing jedi ideology, whoever thought the force was a free pass to self neglect will feel my wrath.”

-Speaking of Kix, the entire 501st and also the 212th by extension are terrified of him, once 10 droid invaded his medical tent and he took them all out on his own without a blaster. He also can single handily drag one of his jedi or troopers to the medbay without effort.

-Fives and Echo, the chaos twins who bring destruction wherever they go, will try to sneak into Anakin’s council meetings get into his line of sight, and try everything that is possible to make him laugh. During one meeting where they are more particularly funny Anakin just stands there in a council meeting trying to be silent and stiff as a board while he’s shaking from laughter and mace goes “Is something funny skywalker?” and fives falls on his head from doing a handstand at that moment and Anakin loses it and bursts out laughing like a maniac but refuses to explain why to the council ever. So for the rest of the history of the council, they all think Anakin finds Yoda going on mission to be kriffin hilarious.

-After tough missions the troopers of the 501st like to huddle together in a cuddle pile (although only Ahsoka calls it that), Ahsoka discovering this one night while they were all sleep in their huddle, hopped into the pile and snuggled up with them as she couldn’t fall asleep because of a nightmare that has her in a panic attack and Anakin was no where to be found. Cut to the next morning Anakin is panicking about where Ahsoka is and bursts into the barracks to ask the troopers if they’ve seen Ahsoka just to find her in the pile of his troopers between Jesse and Fives. He finds the sight too wholesome to disrupt so he takes a picture of it and leaves. Letting his children sleep in. He ends up framing that picture in his quarters much to Ahsoka’s annoyance when she finds it.

-Sometimes when the clones in the 501st have a illness like a cold instead of going to Kix (much to his annoyance) they to to their General. Sometimes they just want General Skywalker’s hugs, reassurance, and help. Appreciating the fatherly presence and warmth he gives them. He also happens to be really good at spotting when his troopers are ill, which Kix does actually appreciate because better they get General Skywalkers help then no help. (And Anakin does eventually tend to bring his sick troop to the medbay to make sure they’re alright)

-Sometimes on missions where locals are around a person or two has flirted with Ahsoka making her annoyed and uncomfortable as most of them tended being men older than her, but even the people who are age appropriate make her uncomfortable too as she isn’t interested in anyone at all. Usually Anakin would cut in and tell them to Kriff off and get away from his Padawan, but this time, Rex, Fives, Echo, Jesse, and Hardcase beat him to it. With Fives punching the 30 year old guy in the face, Echo shoving him to the ground, Jesse kicking him in the side, Hardcase stepping on him hard so he can’t move, and Rex telling him to never speak or go near his little sister again, telling him to kriff off before he faces a fate worse than death. Anakin smiles at them proudly while Ahsoka silently cries happy tears in the background from being called a “little sister” by her vod.

-I believe it’s already canon or a really universal headcanon that the clones speak mando, but I believe once Anakin and especially Ahsoka learn this they are both immensely determined to learn how to speak it, much to the hesitance to the 501st initially, they aren’t sure as it’s something that their’s. But quickly they get really close to both the commander and general and adopt them as their Vod’ika and Buir and teach them a few words until by the near end of the war it escalates to basically the entire language. (Anakin cries a lot when he learns what Buir means)

[totes-tubulardude]

Ahsoka blinked a few times as she processed what she was seeing. In Tack’s cupped hands, was another trooper. A very small trooper. One, who Ahsoka now realized was the source of the panic she was feeling.

Tack shuffled nervously as the other little trooper gripped one of his fingers for balance.

“Do you know what’s wrong with him sir?” He asked.

Ahsoka moved closer to get a better look at the small trooper. 

“Um, I have never seen anything like this.” She looked up at Kix questioningly.

“Don’t look at me. This is way out of my field of expertise.” The medic shook his head.

“Do you know what happened?” Ahsoka asked the small trooper. “Anything that could have led to this happening?”

“N-no sir, I-I just woke up like this. I managed to wake Tack up because we were sharing a bunk. I-I don’t know what happened.” The trooper's voice was a little high pitched and he was definitely terrified.

Not that she blamed him.

“Ok, everything is going to be fine. What’s your name trooper?”

“I-I haven’t picked one yet. This was our first campaign.” He answered.

“Well I think I have one in mind.” Ahsoka heard Jesse mumble to Echo. “Smalls.”

Ahsoka could practically feel Echo roll his eyes but Tack snorted.

“I think it's kind of fitting.” He chuckled nervously, before he stilled his hands to not jostle his tiny vod.

“Really?” The little trooper whined, but she could feel some of the panic loosened its hold on the trooper.

But still, it wasn’t good to keep him this stressed. She knew what happened to small creatures when they were intensely stressed and she did not want that to happen to the tiny trooper.

“Trooper, can I do something? It will help you calm down.” She asked the little trooper.

She saw him swallow but he gave her nod.

Ever so carefully she reached out her hand. Tack instinctively flinched his hands back towards his body but a small pat from his little vod calmed him. Ahsoka gently touched the tip of her finger to the top of the little trooper's head. 

She had done this multiple times with many of the other troopers. She focused on feelings of calm and safety and wrapped it around them in the force until they relaxed. Now, she focuses on siphoning the panic off the little trooper and releasing it to the force, all while gently inviting calm.

Her very good hearing picked up on the sigh the little trooper let out as he relaxed. She finally removed her finger and let out a breath. 

“Thank you commander.” The little trooper said, unable to keep the awe out of his voice. 

“You’re welcome.” She told him with a smile. 

She straightened up and turned back to the Torrent members. 

Behind her Tack was speaking to his vod. It sounded like the name Smalls was gonna stick.

She opened her mouth to speak before another pang of fear shot through the barracks. Being this close made it hit her harder than earlier. She winced and gripped her head.

“Are you ok?” She looked up to see Rex, Jesse, Echo, and Kix staring at her worriedly.

“I’m fine.” She told them before her eyes widened. “Osik.”

“Language!” Rex snapped reflexively and shot a glare at Fives and Hardcase who were still fast asleep.

“I think there are more of them.” She told them.

That made them all snap their gaze back to her.

“Wait what?”

Ahsoka was already moving. The fear was coming from the areas where the shinies usually bunked together. 

The awake members of Torrent along with Tack and the newly dubbed Smalls followed after her. 

“What do you mean you think there’s more?” Echo asked.

“I woke up because I felt panic. I commed Rex after I felt quite a few people panic. Considering what I felt from Smalls, I’m guessing others have found themselves in a similar predicament.”

“That’s just wonderful.” She heard someone grumble behind her.

She followed the feeling of panic and let the predatory part of her brain lock onto the smell of fear.

Up ahead she began to pick up on a small voice yelling. Soon enough they came across an empty bunk. Or not empty. 

The tiny trooper stared up at her fearfully. 

“It’s ok, we’re here to help you.” She assured him as she knelt down next to the bed. 

He began to stumble towards her but the mattress didn’t make for very stable ground. When he tripped she quickly reached out a hand to catch him. Immediately she poured reassurance and calm into the little clone. He quickly relaxed and she ever so gently picked him up. 

“You're going to be ok.” She assured him.

“Thank you sir.” He said shakily and she turned to pass the little clone off to Tack.

She heard Small’s begin to speak to the new trooper. 

“Ok, I don’t know how many of them there are.” She turned to the members of Torrent. 

“Then I think we should split up and try to find them before something bad happens.” Rex told them.

They nodded and split up. After about half an hour of searching, Ahsoka came across 5 more miniaturized clones, carefully calming them and gathering them up.

When they regrouped at the Torrent bunks, the others had about 3 each. That added up to 20 shrunken troopers. By then most of them were calmer, but Ahsoka still made sure they were all properly relaxed. 

As it approached the time that most of the troopers would wake up, they tried to come up with a plan. 

“Are we sure we didn’t miss anybody?” Echo asked.

“I don't sense anybody panicking so hopefully not.” Ahsoka mumbled as she let the mini clones climb off her hands and shoulders onto the table by Kix’s bunk. 

With all of the little clones together, she could now see that most of them didn’t have any defining marks or tattoos yet. They were all pretty new troopers. 

“Ok so we’ve rounded them up, what do we do now?” Jesse asked. “This is some Force osik if you ask me.”

Ahsoka pinched the bridge of her nose. She had to agree with Jesse. The Force was moving around these miniaturized clones strangely, like it had been warped. But she had never learned about or read about anything like this in her classes.

Behind her, she heard someone’s stomach growl, probably Jesse’s.

“How about we get everyone food and then continue this conversation.” Ahsoka suggested. 

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This is inspired by @dakt37's 6-inch soldier au that I loved so much! Figured I'd share it on here :)

[amjartwork]

Saw a video of Tem wearing an Ahsoka shirt and had to paint this before I perished

Rebels Rex supporting his little sister 🧡💙

[omaano]

Winter fun with the 212th and adjacent headaches :3

Happy Holidays and New Years @wanderingjedihistorian I hope you'll like this❤️ (how does it feel to be the recipient of all my codywan-related drawings XD?) Jedi are horrible disasters when you put them on ice and I will not be convinced otherwise.

Thank you @starwarsfandomfests for organizing this exchange! ❤️

Close ups under the read more ->

Could I have detailed out any one of these on its own and be done with it? Most likely. Did I get overwelmed with all the cool reference pictures I had found once I decided what I will draw, and then couldn't pick? Absolutely. Will I still draw Cody and Obi-Wan the first time I'll have time for a personal project next year even though I don't want to see them ever again? You know me and can recognize patterns, of course that is what I will do XD